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Obituary For Laura Lee Dalton Dillard

Laura L. Dillard, 87, of Greensboro, NC died January 3, 2021. Public viewing will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, January 10, 2021 at Mary D. Perry Memorial Chapel, Madison, NC. The family will have a graveside service at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 11, 2021 at Eden Garden Cemetery, Eden, NC.

Laura Lee Dalton Dillard was born on January 22,1933 in Madison, NC to the late Thelma Johnson and Ruben Boyd Dalton. She was the firstborn of four children. She departed to her heavenly home at the age of 87, Sunday, January 3, 2021. Laura grew up in the town of Madison, NC and graduated from Charles Drew High School in 1951. She married her sweetheart, Harold Lee Martin, soon after graduation. As a military wife, she lived in Virginia and Maryland for short periods. A daughter, Jennifer Althea, was born to this union on July 25, 1956. Unfortunately, Laura was widowed the following year, the lived at home with her parents and daughter for several years thereafter. During that time she went away for a short while to earn a certificate from La-Mae Beauty College in Winston-Salem, NC. Laura was a skilled hairstylist, but also had a passion to care for others and was an excellent cook. She was a hard worker and had several varied jobs, including restaurant cook, housekeeper, baby-sitter, home health aide, textile machine operator, and private sitter. Laura made friends easily and her friends quickly became like family. Laura had a hand in the rearing of many children. Anyone who knew her well also knew she just had to hold or cuddle every baby she met! Through a friend, Laura met “Jim” Dillard. They married on November 24, 1966. Theirs was a happy union until his death in 1999. Laura was an active member of Christian View Missionary Baptist Church for 47 years, serving on the ushers/nurses board, in the choir, and, of course, in the kitchen! She was an active supporter of her granddaughters’ Girl Scout Troop for over 10 years. Later in life, Laura decided to return to the religious roots of her parents and joined The Rock Hill Primitive Baptist Association in August of 2012, where she remained a loyal member until God called. Dillard was preceded in death by her husband of 32 years, James Arthur Dillard, sister Floretta Roberts, and brother Sam Ruben “Pete” Dalton.

To cherish her memory, she leaves: one sister, Louvenia Dalton Dudley; her only child, Jennifer Althea Martin Bingham; three grandchildren, Samantha Scales Boyd, Damon Scales, and Syreeta Bingham; grandson-in-law, Allen Boyd; seven great grandchildren, Da’Mia, DaMonica, Dakarai, Kadaire, Kandake, Lynzi, Sir Mason; two great-great-grandchildren;Ry’Lee and Ry’Lyn.

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I remember Miss Laura when she lived in Stoneville. Such a sweet lady. While I am happy for her journey to heaven....l am sorry for your loss.

My deepest condolences to Althea and the rest of the family. Aunt Laura was a beautiful person. She will be missed. Renata Dillard. Carlisle PA.

To the Dillard family you have my sincere condolences thank you Miss Laura for sharing your love for me. Rest in peace I love you Elder Jeffery R Davis

We extend our heartfelt and sincere condolences to the entire family of Laura Lee Dalton Dillard. We pray you have peace and find joy in the beautiful legacy she leaves behind. Love always, Ayorinde Tosca Jones and Family

To the Dalton/Dillard family we offer our condolences and deepest sympathy for the loss of your love one. Laura was a special person in our lives and she will surely be missed. Her smile, her kindness and love for her neighbor was unprecedented and parallel with the love of Jesus. Jesus, whom she praised, worshiped and loved. The life she lived speaks for itself. May we take a page from her journeys journal and live it out while we are still walking this journey out. Thank You Lord, for the time spent, the memories made, and the laughter, tears and joys shared. She will forever hold a place in our hearts. May she rest peacefully in the arms of her Master.
With Sincere Sympathy, Min. Sammy/Vickie Scales & Family 🙏🏽

Our family remembers the kindness and the care Laura gave to our daughters. We send our sympathy to the family. The Dodsons

Sorry for your Loss, Sending condolences and a Heartfelt prayer that God's loving presence will bring Comfort to the Family. The Life Society, Hazel W. Spencer, President.

You'll always have a place in my heart Mama Laura. I love you so much. Rest easy sweet lady until we meet again ~Vanessa Spencer

Mama Laura was such a precious jewel in my life. You'll forever be in my heart. I love you sweet lady!!

Aunt Laura was so full of love and now she takes her rest with the Lord who poured all that love in her that she so faithfully shared. Forever in my heart ~ Alita Dalton

Mama Gigi, as I know her, was such a special spark in the lives of the Greensboro Kwanzaa Collective Community and family. She'll be greatly missed and forever celebrated.
Gigi absolutely loved to dance. When I'd visit, she would sometimes break out the photo albums and tell me stories. And she was always smiling! I will miss her hugs, and the way her hands reached for mine whenever we met.
I never knew any of my grandmothers, but in my imagination, they are all as cool and as special as she is, and I hope they meet in the ancestral realm and trade tales.
The Nasirs will forever hold a special space for Mama Gigi.

I will always love you, Gramma. You are with your Maker and your parents now. May you rise and rest in peace.- Samantha

Laura and jim Dillard Were very special people to my entire family. They didnt come no better. Sorry for the loss to the family The noal hale family and seagraves family. Jeffrey seagraves