Dorothy Love

CONCORD- Dorothy “Dot” Barber Love, 93, passed away at St. Andrews Living Center on June 11, 2024.

An 11:00am Saturday, June 15, Funeral service will be held at Wilkinson Funeral Home chapel with Pastor Gary Posey officiating. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 10-11am at Wilkinson Funeral Home prior to the funeral.

Dorothy was one of six (and last remaining) children born to Sidney Summerell and Grace Blackmon Barber. She was born in Rowan County on December 18, 1930. She attended Victory Temple where she loved her pastor and church family. She liked going to the beach, participating at the Senior Center, and drinking coffee with friends. She found comfort in being at her home where she cared for her plants and flowers inside and out. She loved her dogs, Chewy and Maxwell, and the peacefulness she felt on her swing.

She was preceded in death by her husband Gerald “Bub” W. Love Sr.; sister, Lucille Allen; brothers, Sidney “Tink”, Edward “E.A.”, Ralph, and Richard Keith Barber.

Mrs. Love is survived by daughters, Susan Love Lazar (Mark) of Jacksonville Beach, Fl, and Lisa Love Parler (David) of Gastonia; son, Gerald “Jerry” W. Love Jr. (Rhonda) of Fayetteville, Ga.; granddaughters, Lauren and Megan and two great grandchildren, Lincoln and Charley.

Memorials may be made to her church, Victory Temple, PO Box 797, Concord NC 28026.

A heartfelt thank you goes out to special friend, Sheila Chapman, and the care team at St. Andrews Living Center for the love, care, and assistance given to Dorothy. She was also blessed with precious neighbors, Joel and Kay Lentz, who became "family."