Oreta Dawkins Cardwell Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Oreta Dawkins Cardwell of Rockingham, North Carolina, who passed away on July 5, 2023 at the age of 70. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Irene Smith Dawkins and Woodrow Hayes Dawkins; her husband Robert Cardwell; and her sister Dorothy Totten. She is survived by: her siblings, Joann Gaines and William Thomas; her son Frank Dawkins; her goddaughter Samethia Bowden (George); her siblings, Eloise Davis, Gracie Williams, Sheneva Booker (Alvin), Mattie Dawkins, Emily Ziglar (Clarence), Brenda Dawkins, Bishop Woodrow Dawkins and Clarence Dawkins; and her caregiver Carla Mitchell. She is also survived by other relatives and friends.