Emma Dollar

Mrs. Emma Vea Johnson Dollar, 88, of Jefferson died at her home Friday morning. Mrs. Dollar was born Feb. 8, 1917 to John Ance and Bessie Kate Warren Johnson. She was preceded in death by her husband Theadore Worth Dollar. Mrs. Dollar was an active member of the Jefferson United Methodist Church. Funeral Services will be conducted on Monday morning, Feb. 21 at 11:00 am at the Jefferson United Methodist Church by the Rev. Dr. Keith Franklin. She will lie in state one hour prior to the service Monday at the Jefferson United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Ashelawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Sunday evening at the Jefferson United Methodist Church from 6:00 -8:00.
Mrs. Dollar is survived by two daughters: Mrs. Betsy Reeves and Ms. Cara Sue Gentry of Jefferson; one son: Mr. John Dollar of Hickory; one brother: Bill Johnson of Warrensville; three sisters: Mrs. Norene Shepherd of Roanoke, VA, Mrs. Margaret Greene and Mrs. Charlotte Sneed of High Point; six grandchildren: Melanie Reeves Miller of Nashville, TN, Melissa Reeves Cowie of Greensboro, NC, Jessica Dollar of Chapel Hill, NC, Dwayne Gentry and Dan Gentry of Lexington, KY, Douglas Gentry of Asheville, NC. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made Jefferson United Methodist Church P O Box 236, Jefferson, NC 28640. The family will be at the home at 121 Ridge Drive, Jefferson, NC 28640.
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Ashelawn Memorial Chapel and Gardens are in charge of the arrangements.