Cleo Dockery

Waynesville, Cleo Stiles Dockery, age 89, of the Ratcliffe Cove Community, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2014 at Autumn Care. A native of Murphy, she was the daughter of the late R.T. and Janie Carroll Stiles and was also preceded in death by her husband, Wayne N. Dockery; a son, Donald Wayne Dockery; five sisters; and three brothers. She was a 1944 graduate of Murphy High School and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Dockery was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who was fondly known as "Nanny." She loved working in her yard, gardening, and tending to her flower beds. Cleo is survived by a son, Reverend Dan Dockery (Donna) of Carrollton, Georgia; a sister, Margie Ashe (Vernon) of Locust Grove, Georgia; three grandchildren, Lori Redding (Kevin) of Greensboro, North Carolina, Jonathan Dockery of Carrollton, Georgia, and David Dockery (Maegan) of Rome, Georgia; and two great-grandchildren, Boone and Molly Ruth Redding. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 in the Waynesville Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with Reverend Greg Metcalf and Reverend Dan Dockery officiating. Burial will follow at Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Park. Serving as pallbearers will be Jonathan and David Dockery, Kevin Redding, David Angel, and Kevin and Keith Ledford. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 3:00 p.m. prior at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Gideon International, P.O. Box 634, Waynesville, NC 28786, the Francis Mill Preservation Society, 14 Hugh Massie Road, Waynesville, NC 28786, or the Carrollton Baptist Association, P.O. Box 571, Carrollton, GA 30112.

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