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Wilma Ruth Lawter Dotson

Wilma Ruth Lawter Dotson, 83, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 26, 2022. Wilma was born on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1939 to the late Ida Ruth Edwards Lawter and Farris Lawter in Polk County, North Carolina. She was the fifth of nine children. In 1955, she was introduced to the love of her life, Dewey Dotson. From the first day that they met, they were inseparable. Wilma and Dewey married on December 18, 1956. Wilma was a homemaker and dedicated mother to their 2 children, Ricky and Tony.

Her family was her greatest joy. She especially loved being "Mema" to her 3 grandchildren, Jeff, Kim and Shelby. She loved making sure everyone was uncomfortably full at each meal with her delicious cooking and baking, most notably her strawberry preserves, chicken and dumplings and lemon meringue pie. She loved playing Rolly-bat in the backyard, watching the deer and birds from her window and listening to gospel music.

Left to cherish her memory are her beloved husband, Dewey Dotson; son Tony Dotson; sister Janice Graham; brother Roger Lawter; grandson Jeffrey Dotson; granddaughters Kimberly(Larry) and Shelby(Aaron) and numerous family members and friends.

She was predeceased in death by her eldest son, Ricky; sisters Betty Jean Pierce and Jewel Wisnant; and brothers Joseph "Bo" Lawter, Farris "Jack" Lawter, Charles "Smug" Lawter and Billy "Cab" Lawter.

A private graveside service will be held at Mountain Rest Cemetery in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Wilma's honor to the American Cancer Society.

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ARRANGEMENTS: HARRIS FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA


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