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Dr. Marion Lamar Dorton

Statesville, North Carolina

1927 - 2018

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DIED
February 2, 2018
LOCATION
Statesville, North Carolina
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He was born in Ansonville, NC to the late Rev. Martin Luther Dorton and Lena White Dorton on November 17, 1927. He was married to the former Bettie Jane Sides on June 25, 1949, in Winston-Salem.His early education was in Albemarle, Marion, and Landis High School where he graduated in 1944....

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I WAS FRIENDS WITH HIS DAUGHTER SARAH IN COLLEGE AND STAYED WITH HER FAMILY ONE LONG WEEKEND - I'LL NEVER FORGOT WHAT KIND AND GENEROUS HOSTS THEY BOTH WERE TO ME AS AN OUT OF STATE STUDENT AND SARAH ALWAYS HAD A FUNNY STORY ABOUT DR LAMAR - SORRY TO HEAR OF HIS PASSING. PRAYERS OF PEACE TO HIS FAMILY

They are all together now. Larry, Wesley, Tobey, Stamey and Poppa Sam; all enjoying the 19th hole in the sky!! We do greatly miss them all however the fond memories of the fun times will never fade !! Our thoughts and prayers are with Bettie and the girls !! Sammy Hickman

Please accept my condolences for your loss. Grief can be so hard, but the fond memories you cherish can comfort and sustain you during this time. Matthew 11:28, 29, 30