Marie Elmore

Lois Marie Doby Elmore, 85, of Statesville, passed away Friday, June 27, 2014, at Iredell Memorial Hospital following a period of declining health. Mrs. Elmore was born in Danville, VA on August 25, 1928, and was the daughter of the late Walter Henry and Ollie Parker Doby. She attended White Plains High School in Surry County, NC and she was married first to Lincoln Otis Emery, Jr, and then to James Santford Elmore, both of which preceded her in death. Mrs. Elmore was a member of Diamond Hill Baptist Church and she worked as a sales clerk with Taylor Furniture. She was a devoted Christian, a great cook, and she was very dedicated to her family. In addition to her parents and her husbands, Mrs. Elmore was also preceded in death by three brothers, Dan, Perry "Bo", and Garnett Doby along with three sisters, Chris Cobb, Dot Crowson, and Carolyn Taylor. She is survived by one son, Robert Frank Emery and one daughter, Sandra E. Saunders, both of Statesville; two grandsons, Justin Somers (Lindsey) and Jamie Somers (Rochelle) along with two great-granddaughters, Julia Grace Somers and Kerry Marie Somers, all of Yadkinville, NC. She is also survived by one sister, Shirley Chapman of Statesville and one brother, James Donald Doby of Winston-Salem, NC. Funeral services for Mrs. Elmore will be conducted at 3:00 PM Tuesday, July 1, 2014, in the Nicholson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Larry Holleman officiating. Burial will follow in the Iredell Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 2:00 until 3:00 PM at Nicholson Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Diamond Hill Baptist Church, 2320 E. Broad Street, Statesville, NC 28625. Online condolences can be made to the family at www.nicholsonfunerals.com/obituaries and Nicholson Funeral Home is serving the family of Marie Elmore.