Doris "Marie" Kerley

Doris "Marie" Mays Kerley, age 82, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Valley Nursing Center. She was born in Alexander County on June 21, 1934, to the late Floyd and Lucy Jenkins Mays. Before retirement, Marie worked as a dental assistant for Dr. Doug Stroud and later as co-owner with her husband and secretary of Sur-Cut Die Company. She was a faithful member at Mt. Herman Baptist Church where she sang in the choir, was member of the Woman's Missionary Union, and served wherever she was needed. Marie served on the board at Alexander Funeral Service. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Along with her parents, Marie is preceded in death by her husband, A. Roland Kerley; granddaughter, Megan Fitzgerald, great-granddaughter: Karsyn Stafford; grandparents, S.F, and Jane Mays; brothers-law and their wives, Kenneth and Florrie Kerley; Wyatt and Betty Kerley; brothers-in-law, Clay Burgess and Horace A. Kerley; and sister-in-law, Maxine B. Kerley.

Those left to cherish her memory include her daughters, Joan Kerley, of Fort Worth, Texas, Dot Lackey and husband, Bill, of Taylorsville, and Myra Fitzgerald and husband, David, of Warren, Ohio. Grandchildren: Clinton Fuller, Cindy Baugh and husband, Jerry, of Waxahachie, Texas, Abbie L. Stafford and husband, Brandon, of Taylorsville, and Sarah Harvey, of Warren, Ohio. Great-grandchildren: Brenna, Mackenzie and Zachary Baugh, Kaseyn, Kamryn, and Kortlyn Stafford, and Brooklyn Oliver. Sister, Renda M. Burgess, of Taylorsville; niece and nephew, Angela and Brandon Burgess; brother-in-law, Clyde N. Kerley, of South Carolina,
sister-in-law, Sidney E. Kerley, of South Carolina, and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. A special thank you to caregivers Geraldine Bebber, Mary Faye Cline, and Linda Goins.

The family will receive friends on Sunday, May 28, 2017, from 2:00 PM until 3:30 PM at Mt. Herman Baptist Church. The funeral service will be held on Sunday, May, 28, 2017, at 3:30 PM at Mt. Herman Baptist Church with the Rev. Paul Schronce and Rev. Clyde Kerley officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Mt. Herman Baptist Church at P.O. Box 697, Taylorsville, NC 28681.