Sue Killian Dotson

Sue Killian Dotson, age 81, of Murphy, NC passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at St. Josephs Hospital in Atlanta, GA.

Sue was a native and lifelong resident of Cherokee County, NC and the daughter of the late Franklin and Sarah Dockery Killian. Along with her husband she was the owner/operator of the former Tarheel Restaurant and later worked as a personal caregiver. Sue served as the president of the Board of Directors for the Culberson Volunteer Fire Department for five years before recently retiring due to declining health. She was a member of the Culberson Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey William Dotson; two brothers, Cliff Killian and Burt Killian and three sisters, Hattie Mills, Melissa Garrett and Bertha Mallonee.

Sue is survived by one son, William Dwight Dotson and his wife, Diane of Greenville, SC; three daughters, Kathy Graham and husband, Tony of Murphy, Debbie Henderson and husband, Tony of Blairsville, GA and Anita Kurtyak and husband, Jeff of Murphy, NC; one sister, Maybelle Dockery of Murphy, NC; three granddaughters, Shanda Nicholson, Mendy Hughes and Sarah Brinke and eight great grandchildren.

Funeral services were at 3:00 PM, Saturday March 13, 2010 in the Townson Rose Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. James Gray and Pastor Harold Stiles will officiate. Interment will be in the Friendship # 2 Baptist Church Cemetery in Mineral Bluff, GA. Pallbearers were John Dockery, Jay Killian, Robert Killian, Terry Killian, Greg Graham and Jim Worsham. The men of the Culberson Baptist Church served as honorary pallbearers.

The family received friends from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Saturday March 13, 2010 at Townson Rose Funeral Home in Murphy, NC.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made In memory of Sue Killian Dotson to the Culberson Baptist Church, PO Box 41, Culberson, NC 28903.

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Townson-Rose Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.