Salisbury Post (online edition)
Salisbury, NC
September 22, 2006

Doris Hilton Lakey

MOCKSVILLE - Doris Hilton Lakey, of Mocksville, peacefully left this earth
Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, with her family gathered at her bedside after
several years of declining health to be with her Lord. "We are confident,
I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present
with the Lord." II Corinthians 5:8.

Born May 3, 1938, in Ashe County, Mrs. Lakey was one of 11 children born
to Ned and Nancy Dillard. She married James R. Hilton, Sept. 20, 1954,
and had six children. After his death in March 1993, she was fortunate
to find happiness once more and married Charlie H. Lakey.

Mrs. Lakey worked for many years at Baker Furniture and retired from
Davie Florist of Mocksville.

She was a member of the Conquerors Sunday School class at Trinity Baptist
Church, where she attended until her health wouldn't permit.

Mrs. Lakey was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Lakey; brothers
James Dillard and Robert Dillard; sisters Faye McGinnis and Helen
Winebarger; and three beautiful granddaughters, Tara Howell Parker,
Mysti Howell Poplin and Megan Elizabeth Howell.

Left to cherish her memory are her children, Ronnie Hilton of the home,
Keith (Crystal) Hilton, Brenda (Rick) Howell, Robert (Grace) Hilton,
Bonnie (Chuck) Brown, all of Mocksville, and Donna (John) Morrison of
Mount Ulla; stepsons Doug (Angie) Lakey and Chuck (Scarlett) Lakey, all
of Mocksville; stepdaughter Marsha (George) Dayton of New Smyrna Beach,
Fla.; grandchildren Josh (Jennifer) Hilton, Justin (Elizabeth) Hilton,
Kelee Myers, Brooke Brown, Kenzie Brown, Russell and Jesse Hilton;
step-grandchildren Austin (Emily) Lakey, Clinton Lakey and Brad and
Benjy Hunter; great-grandchildren Alyssa and Abby Hilton, Mallie Poplin,
Jared Hilton and Jagger Parker; brothers Bruce Dillard of Taylorsville and
Clarence Dillard of Mocksville; sisters Georgia Hartzog of Newport News,
Va., Betty Bladsoe of West Jefferson, Hazel (Don) Smith of Mocksville
and Nellie (Leonard) Vannoy of Winston-Salem; and special family David
and Rhonda O'Steen of Alexandria, Va.

Service: A funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at
Trinity Baptist Church with Pastor Darrell Cox officiating. The body
will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service.

Visitation: The family will receive friends from 7-9 tonight at Trinity
Baptist Church, U.S. 601 South, Mocksville.

The family wishes to express gratitude to the doctors, nurses and staff
of the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston Salem, for their care
and concern.

Eaton Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Lakey.




Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 9/22/2006.
Winston-Salem NC

MOCKSVILLE - "We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent
from the body, and to be present with the Lord." - II Corinthians 5:8. As
her family gathered at her bedside, Doris Hilton Lakey peacefully left
this earth Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, after several years of declining
health, to be with her Lord. Born May 3, 1938, in Ashe County, she was
one of 11 children born to Ned and Nancy Dillard. She married James
R. Hilton on Sept. 20, 1954, and had six children. After his death in
March 1993, she was fortunate to find happiness once more and married
Charlie H. Lakey. Mrs. Lakey worked for many years at Baker Furniture
and had retired from Davie Florist of Mocksville. She was a member of
the Conquerors Sunday school class at Trinity Baptist Church, where
she attended until her health wouldn't permit. Mrs. Lakey was preceded
in death by her husband, Charlie Lakey; two brothers, James Dillard and
Robert Dillard; two sisters, Faye McGinnis and Helen Winebarger; and also
three beautiful granddaughters, Tara Howell Parker, Mysti Howell Poplin
and Megan Elizabeth Howell. Left to cherish her memory are her children,
Ronnie Hilton of the home, Keith (Crystal) Hilton, Brenda (Rick) Howell,
Robert (Grace) Hilton, Bonnie (Chuck) Brown, all of Mocksville, and Donna
(John) Morrison of Mount Ulla; two stepsons, Doug (Angie) Lakey and Chuck
(Scarlett) Lakey, all of Mocksville; a stepdaughter, Marsha (George)
Dayton, of New Smyrna Beach, Fla.; seven grandchildren, Josh (Jennifer)
Hilton, Justin (Elizabeth) Hilton, Kelee Myers, Brooke Brown, Kenzie
Brown and Russell and Jesse Hilton; four stepgrandchildren, Austin (Emily)
Lakey, Clinton Lakey and Brad and Benjy Hunter; five great-grandchildren,
Alyssa and Abby Hilton, Mallie Poplin, Jared Hilton and Jagger Parker;
her brothers, Bruce Dillard of Taylorsville and Clarence Dillard
of Mocksville; sisters Georgia Hartzog of Newport News, Va., Betty
Bladsoe of West Jefferson, Hazel (Don) Smith of Mocksville and Nellie
(Leonard) Vannoy of Winston Salem; and special family David and Rhonda
O'Steen of Alexandria, Va. A funeral service will be conducted at 3
p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at Trinity Baptist Church, with Pastor Darrell
Cox officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before
the service. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today,
Sept. 22, at Trinity Baptist Church, Highway 601 South, Mocksville.
The family wishes to express gratitude to the doctors, nurses and staff of
Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem for their care and concern.
Eaton Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Lakey.