Dorothy Marie Elkins, 95, of Campbells Creek, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Heartland of Charleston after a long illness. She was born and raised on Campbells Creek and lived all her life there.
Dorothy was a loving, caring person and loved her family fiercely. She was a strong survivor after losing her parents, siblings and her husband. She loved working in her yard, spending time with her family and talking with her neighbors. She led a very active life through her 80's.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John "Red" Elkins; parents, Gallie and Ella Hale; sisters, Margaret Davis, Louise Whisenant and Kathleen Hale; and various other relatives.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, 3 daughters, son, special grandson and caregiver, grandchildren who were a close presence in her life, and four other grandchildren all living out of state; eleven great-grandchildren and one on the way; and one great great-grandchild.
The funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Stevens & Grass Funeral Home, Malden, with the Rev. Randy Wilson officiating. The burial will be in Younger Hollow Cemetery, Campbells Creek.
A visitation with family and friends will be held one hour prior to the service on Thursday at the funeral home.
Dorothy was a loving, caring person and loved her family fiercely. She was a strong survivor after losing her parents, siblings and her husband. She loved working in her yard, spending time with her family and talking with her neighbors. She led a very active life through her 80's.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John "Red" Elkins; parents, Gallie and Ella Hale; sisters, Margaret Davis, Louise Whisenant and Kathleen Hale; and various other relatives.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, 3 daughters, son, special grandson and caregiver, grandchildren who were a close presence in her life, and four other grandchildren all living out of state; eleven great-grandchildren and one on the way; and one great great-grandchild.
The funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Stevens & Grass Funeral Home, Malden, with the Rev. Randy Wilson officiating. The burial will be in Younger Hollow Cemetery, Campbells Creek.
A visitation with family and friends will be held one hour prior to the service on Thursday at the funeral home.
Dorothy Marie Elkins, 95, of Campbells Creek, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Heartland of Charleston after a long illness. She was born and raised on Campbells Creek and lived all her life there.
Dorothy was a loving, caring person and loved her family fiercely. She was a strong survivor after losing her parents, siblings and her husband. She loved working in her yard, spending time with her family and talking with her neighbors. She led a very active life through her 80's.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John "Red" Elkins; parents, Gallie and Ella Hale; sisters, Margaret Davis, Louise Whisenant and Kathleen Hale; and various other relatives.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, 3 daughters, son, special grandson and caregiver, grandchildren who were a close presence in her life, and four other grandchildren all living out of state; eleven great-grandchildren and one on the way; and one great great-grandchild.
The funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Stevens & Grass Funeral Home, Malden, with the Rev. Randy Wilson officiating. The burial will be in Younger Hollow Cemetery, Campbells Creek.
A visitation with family and friends will be held one hour prior to the service on Thursday at the funeral home.
Dorothy was a loving, caring person and loved her family fiercely. She was a strong survivor after losing her parents, siblings and her husband. She loved working in her yard, spending time with her family and talking with her neighbors. She led a very active life through her 80's.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John "Red" Elkins; parents, Gallie and Ella Hale; sisters, Margaret Davis, Louise Whisenant and Kathleen Hale; and various other relatives.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, 3 daughters, son, special grandson and caregiver, grandchildren who were a close presence in her life, and four other grandchildren all living out of state; eleven great-grandchildren and one on the way; and one great great-grandchild.
The funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Stevens & Grass Funeral Home, Malden, with the Rev. Randy Wilson officiating. The burial will be in Younger Hollow Cemetery, Campbells Creek.
A visitation with family and friends will be held one hour prior to the service on Thursday at the funeral home.
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