Margaret Dobbin Hyde

Obituary: Margaret Pauline Dobbin Hyde, age 94, of 2703 Vale Ave. died Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at her home after a period of declining health. Her Funeral Service will be held at 3:30 PM Saturday, March 19 at New Hope Lutheran Church, Kannapolis, with Pastor Kim E. Trabold officiating. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery, China Grove. The family will receive friends from 2:30 - 3:30 PM on Saturday in the church fellowship hall, at other times they will be at her home. Margaret was born February 21, 1917 in Rowan Co. NC, a daughter of the late William and Pearl Barringer Dobbin. Through her parents she was descended from two of the earliest pioneer families of North Carolina that settled in Rowan County in the early 1700's She was a life-long area resident, educated in Kepley Grammar School and Cleveland High School. Margaret worked for Cannon Mills Com. as a hemmer in the Sheet Dept. for over 40 years, until she retired. She was a charter member of St. David's Lutheran Church and the subsequent merged congregation, New Hope Lutheran Church. She was active in the Altar Guild and the Women's Circle. Margaret was a devoted homemaker, cook, seamstress and hostess. She will be missed dearly. She was the last surviving sibling of 6 children, in addition to her parents and her brothers and sisters; she was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Cowan Hyde, Jr., her daughter, Sheila Gaye Hyde, her son, Barry Edward Hyde and her grandson, Todd Edward Hyde. Margaret is survived by her 3 sons; Charles W. Hyde of Midland TX, Rudy D. Hyde of Kannapolis, Randy C. Hyde of Greensboro, and her daughter, Lesia Hyde of Salisbury. She is also survived by 5 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Online condolences may be left at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com and in lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions to be made to New Hope Lutheran Church, 1615 Brantley Rd. Kannapolis NC 28083
Visitation: 2:30-3:30 P.M. Saturday March 19, 2011 New Hope Lutheran Church Kannapolis, NC

Service: 3:30 P.M.Saturday March 19, 2011 New Hope Lutheran Church Kannapolis, NC

Interment: Greenlawn Cemetery China Grove, NC