Mabel D' Oria

Mrs. Mabel Alma D'Oria , 85, of Cornelius, NC died peacefully Sunday, February 3, 2013 at her home. She was born April 10, 1927 in Rocky Mount, NC. At the age of 19, on August 31, 1946 she married her husband Natale in Washington, DC, immediately after WWII. Her parents were the late Robert W. Daughtridge and Alma Woodruff Daughtridge. She retired as an executive secretary with the Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff and was a member of the Cornelius/Lake Norman Lions Club and the YMCA's Senior Women's Exercise Club. She had artistic talents which she expressed in her sewing, craft designs, gardening and flower arrangements. She also had a deep love and compassion for all animals, especially cats, and she loved to travel internationally, especially with her very close girlfriends with whom she once worked. Funeral services will be conducted 1:30 p.m. Friday February 8, 2013 in the Chapel of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home, 1130 North Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mt. N.C. Burial will follow in Rocky Mount Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. She leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Natale D'Oria; children, Dennis D'Oria of Hofhelm, Germany, Gary (Tara) D'Oria of Chandler, Arizona, Bonnie D'Oria Thompson of Cornelius; sister, Marie Roberts Alcock of Virginia: seven grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Memorials may be made to the Cornelius/ Lake Norman Lions Club or to your local Humane Society. Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home & Cremation Service Huntersville, NC is assisting the family. Friends may offer condolences to the family at www.raymerfh.com