Dorothy Marie Black Pressley

dorothy pressley

March 31, 1941 ~ July 13, 2024

Born in: Leicester, NC
Resided in: Leicester, NC

Dorothy Marie Black Pressley, 83, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024.

A Leicester native, Dorothy was the daughter of the late Frank and Lois Garrett Black. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Richard Miller Pressley.

Mrs. Pressley was a longtime member of Paynes Chapel.

She is survived by her son, Bruce Thompson; step-children, Debbie Swayngim and husband Tom, Sandy Pressley and husband Guido Brouwers, and Richard M. Pressley, Jr.; brother, Carl Black and wife Pat; grandchildren, Brittney Burress and Jacob Thompson; and great-grandson, Cayden Shipman.

Her family will receive friends at Paynes Chapel, 456 Earlys Mountain Rd., Leicester, beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, July 19. The funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m. Burial will then take place at the church cemetery.

Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to Paynes Chapel.

Services

Visitation: July 19, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Paynes Chapel
456 Earlys Mountain Road
Leicester, NC 28748


Funeral Service: July 19, 2024 2:00 pm

Paynes Chapel
456 Earlys Mountain Road
Leicester, NC 28748


Burial: July 19, 2024 2:45 pm

Payne's Chapel Cemetery
456 Earlys Mountain Road
Leicester, NC 28748


Funeral Home Assisting The Family:

Groce Funeral Home - Patton Ave.
1401 Patton Ave.
Asheville, NC 28806

(828)252-3535
http://www.grocefuneralhome.com

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