Lavonne Dobson Gatton, 72 years old, of Harmony, passed away on April 17, 2018. Lavonne was born in Statesville on January 19, 1946 to the late Hal Franklin Dobson, Sr. and Lola Wall Dobson. Prior to retirement she worked as a clerk at Iredell Memorial Hospital and then for doctors Walker and Cash. Lavonne loved her flowers and gardening. She always was reaching out and checking on the elderly of Harmony so that no one would be alone. She loved to plant the flowers every year under the “Welcome to Harmony” signs on Rt. 21 and 901 and would go to Zion Baptist Church Cemetery at Christmas time and put poinsettia flowers on every grave that did not already have flowers on them. Lavonne was a blessing to her family and many friends.
Besides being predeceased by her parents, she was predeceased by her son, Joey Dean Gatton and her brothers, Larry Eugene Dobson, James Lee Dobson and Hal Franklin Dobson, Jr. She is survived by her beloved husband of 56 years, R.D. Gatton; her son Perry Gatton and his wife Sandra of Statesville; her daughter, Lori Underwood of Statesville; her brother, Wayne Dobson of Union Grove and her grandson, Ryan Underwood.
The family will receive friends on Saturday from 2-3pm in the Life Center at Harmony Baptist Church, 135 Little Wilkesboro Rd, Harmony, NC with a celebration of life service to start at 3pm. The burial will follow in Harmony City Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Harmony Baptist Church for the Life Center in Lavonne’s memory.
Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.bunchjohnsonfuneralhome.com.
Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home is honored to be serving the Gatton Family.
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