Dorothy Mae Erskine, 89, of Lewisburg, WV, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, December 5, 2014, at Greenbrier Manor in Fairlea, WV.
Mrs. Erskine was born September 15, 1925, in Ronceverte, WV, and was the daughter of the late Charles Houston and Lucy Mae Morgan.
Dorothy was of the Pentecostal faith and a volunteer at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Ronceverte, but, most importantly, she was a witness to the gospel of the Lord.
Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ellery S. Erskine; granddaughter, Debbie Kirk; and a sister, Katherine Erskine.
Surviving are her daughter, Phyllis Hoke (James) of Ronceverte; son, John Erskine (Frances) of Lewisburg; grandchildren, Jamie Hoke and Amy Nutter; great-grandchildren, Hayden Hoke, Amick Nutter, Andrew Nutter, and expecting John-Luke Ellery Hoke; sisters, Ellouise Weikle (Calvin) of Organ Cave, WV, and Dreama Lucas (Bernie) of Organ Cave; and brothers, Charles Houston Morgan Jr. (Thelma) of Ronceverte and Kermit Lee Morgan (Bonnie) of Organ Cave.
Funeral services for Mrs. Erskine will be held on Monday, December 8, 2014, at 2 PM at the New Covenant Sanctuary on Goheen Street in Fairlea with the Revs. Susan Erskine and Calvin Weikle officiating. Interment will follow at the Bethel Pentcostal Holiness Church Cemetery at Organ Cave.
The family received friends and relatives on Sunday, December 7, from 2-6 PM at the church in Organ Cave.
Online condolences may be made by visiting www.WallaceandWallaceFH.com.
Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg is in charge of arrangements.
Obituary originally published in the December 8, 2014, edition of the West Virginia Daily News.
