BORN

1943

DIED

2016

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Biggs Funeral Home, LLC. - Williamston

302 West Main Street

Williamston, North Carolina

Dolores Carraway Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jul. 30, 2016.

Dolores Pate Carraway, age 73, of Williamston, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2016. She fought a long and courageous battle with Multiple Myeloma. She was born on June 6, 1943 in Martin County to Joseph Samuel and Pearl Cutler Pate. She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings, Lavon P. Williams, Joseph Earl Pate and Darrell Ray Pate.
On February 26, 1961 she married the love of her life, Vernon Sherwood Carraway. She was retired from Sprint and was a faithful member of Siloam Baptist Church in Windsor. She sang in the choir and held many different positions in the church as long as her health allowed.
She is survived by her husband and her daughter Susan Johnson and husband Jimmy of Williamston. She is also survived by her sister Janice P. McCandless of Williamston.
The family wishes to express their sincere gratitude to Dr. Heather White, Amy Thigpen and the rest of the staff at Physicians East in Greenville, for the love and care shown to them. Also to Community Health Care and Hospice for the care shown during the past few weeks.
The family will receive family and friends from 6:30pm to 8:00pm on Sunday at Biggs Funeral Home in Williamston and other times at the home.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Monday at Siloam Baptist Church with burial to follow at Martin Memorial Gardens

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August 11, 2016

Sherwood and Susan - so sorry to just hear of Dolores' passing. I so enjoyed knowing Dolores at Carolina Telephone.

August 11, 2016

Ann Webb

Sherwood and family, our deepest sympathy and prayers for peace and comfort. Delores will be remembered for her sweet spirit. Thank you for sharing her with my family, especially my grandchildren.

August 1, 2016

Julian and Debbie Cutler

Much love and prayers.

July 31, 2016

Gail Stephenson

Mr. Carraway & Susan, I'm so very sorry for your loss. Susan you and your family are in my prayers.

July 31, 2016

Joan & David Bagley

Our deepest sympathy to Mr. Carraway and all the family. We will always remember Delores's smile and her kind words whenever we saw them-even though she was either headed for treatments or whatever medical treatment she was having to endure. May God Bless.

July 30, 2016

Robert and Kay Norville

Sherwood and Susan so sorry for your loss. I worked with Dolores at Carolina Telephone for many years.

July 30, 2016

Jeannette Newbern

We will miss Delores's beautiful face and spirit, but she is now with the Lord God and in no more pain. We dearly love her.

July 30, 2016

Marie Carraway

Prayers for Sherwood and Susan. So sorry to hear about this.

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