Kate Dunn Elmore, 89, died Monday, June 15, 2009.
A memorial graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at the Baptist Cemetery in Scotland Neck. The Reverend Doctor James Drake and the Reverend Reece Jones will be presiding.
Kate retired after 42 years as an accountant with the NC Department of Public Instruction and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Scotland Neck. She enjoyed her travels and was an avid bird and flower lover.
Kate was preceded in death by her mother, Sallie Dunn Elmore; sister, Lucy Jordan; brother, James Dunn Elmore; and niece, Sallie Jordan Rohrbach.
She is survived by her nephews, John Jordan and Bill Jordan both of Garner and Ashby Elmore of Colorado Springs, CO; nieces, Patricia Waddell of Goldsboro, Ruth Knott of Sevilla, Spain, and Jamie Johnson of Angier; and many great nephews and nieces.
The family will receive friends after the service at the cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church General Fund, P.O. Box 539, Scotland Neck, NC 27874.
Arrangements are being handled by Letchworth Funeral Home in Scotland Neck.