Doris "Dot" Yates Smith

DOT SMITH - Doris "Dot" Yates Smith, age 80, resident of 424 El Bethel Road, Kings Mountain, NC went to be with the Lord on February 24, 2013 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. She was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late William Ernest Yates and Ada Ware Yates. She was also preceded in death by her brothers: Jackie Yates, Horace Clayton Yates, William Brent Yates; and sisters: Peggy Yates Blackburn and Betty Yates Wooley. She was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church and Christian Freedom Baptist Church. Mrs. Smith made some true and lasting friendships while working at Kings Mountain Hospital before leaving to open "Dot's Day Care." The day care is where she became Maw Maw to hundreds of children for twenty-five years.

SURVIVORS:She was Devoted Wife of 56 years to her husband: Kenneth Smith, Kings Mtn. A loving mother to her children: Debbie S. Ross and husband Tim, Kings Mtn. Darla Bridges and husband Rusty, Kings Mtn. and Deda Shepard and husband Kyle, Kings Mtn. Sisters: Frances Yates McDaniel, Kings Mtn. JoAnn Morrow and husband Larry, Kings Mtn. She was the Best Grandmother Ever to her Grandchildren: Tyler, Tanner, and Tiffany Ross; Austin and Ryan Bridges; and Maci and Matt Shepard. Many Nieces and Nephews who she loved dearly.

FUNERAL SERVICE: Bethlehem Baptist Church, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 2:00 P.M. Dr. Steve Taylor and Rev. Mike Chambers, officiating.

VISITATION: 5:30 - 8:30 P.M. Tuesday evening, February 26, 2013 at Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain, North Carolina

INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, North Carolina

MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, Kings Mountain Hospice House, 951 Wendover Heights Drive Shelby, NC 28150

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ARRANGEMENTS: HARRIS FUNERAL HOME, KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC