Dorothy "Dot" Richardson

Dorothy "Dot" Richardson obituary, Ramseur, NC

Dorothy "Dot" Richardson

Dorothy Richardson Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Loflin Funeral Home and Cremation Services on Jun. 9, 2025.

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Dorothy "Dot" Lemons Richardson, 88, of Liberty, passed away on Sunday, June 8, 2025 at Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.
A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at Holly's Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church in Ramseur, with Pastor Dwayne Lester officiating. The family will receive friends for a time of visitation from 1:00 PM until 1:45 PM in the church sanctuary.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Ms. Dot will lie in repose from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at Loflin Funeral Home in Ramseur.
Dot was born in Guilford County and was a longtime resident of Liberty. She retired from Ramseur Interlock after many years of service and was a member of Holly's Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church. Dot enjoyed being "on the go"... going on trips to the beach and mountains, coloring, shopping, and most of all, spending time with her grandchildren, great grandchildren and her family. She was preceded in death by the love of her life for 67 years, Herbert "Garland" Richardson, her parents, Joe Henry and Tabitha Willie Vickers Lemons, siblings, Paulette Merchant, Kathy Gail Mote, Mary Jones, and her special daughter-in-law, Levonda Richardson.
Survivors: daughter, Angie Turner and husband, John, of Staley, son, Bill Richardson, of Sanford, brother, Larry Lemons and wife, Carolyn, of Pleasant Garden, grandchildren, Cy Richardson (Becky), Kevin Richardson (Lauren), Alysse Smalley (Lem), Megan Layton (Cody), great-grandchildren, Cooper Smalley, Case, Russ and Jake Richardson, Lucas and Jaxon Layton, as well as several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by Loflin Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Ramseur.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Randolph, 416 Vision Dr., Asheboro, NC 27203.
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