Dorothy Alice Stafford Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Dorothy Alice Stafford of Rutherfordton, North Carolina, born in Erwin, Tennessee, who passed away on December 3, 2023 at the age of 95. 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, Enola Roberts Canipe and Lawrence E. Canipe; her husbands, Elwood K. Smith and Lewis C. Stafford; and her siblings, Jim, Gene, Pete, Tom, Mike, Randy, Jewell, Margaret Ann and Mona Stanley.
She is survived by: her daughters, Yvonne Bailey Cantrell (Wendell) of Newland, NC and Patricia S. Phillips (Arnold) of Boiling Springs, NC; her stepson Doug Stafford (Rebecca) of Concord, NC; her grandchild Kim Morton (Tommy) of Reidsville, NC; her stepgranddaughters, Elizabeth Whittington (Joey) of Concord, NC and Jamie Jones (Justin) of Rockwell, NC; her great grandchildren, Mackenzie Boaze of Austin and Austin Boaze of Greensboro, NC; her stepgreat-grandsons, Drake Jones of Rockwell, NC and Doug Whittington of Concord, NC; and her siblings, Larry (Billie) of Concord, NC, Peggy Pitman (C. L.) of Black Mountain, NC, Claudia Sperry (Joe) of Hickory, NC and Sue Hopson (Richard) of Catawba, NC. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, Dorothy would want contributions to be made to her church, Mountain View Baptist Church, 2221 N- Fork- Right Fork, Rd., Black Mountain, NC, 28711.
