Dorothy Duckworth

Dorothy L. Duckworth, age 76, of Crowe Dairy Road, Forest City, passed away Monday, August 14, 2017 at her residence.
Born June 29, 1941 in Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late William Kirby Luckadoo and Celie Mae Carver Luckadoo. She was a graduate of Cool Springs High School, class of 1958. Dorothy worked in textiles for several years. She had a heart for others which motivated her to become a CNA and to work in home healthcare. Dorothy was a member of Long Branch Road Baptist Church and enjoyed flower and vegetable gardening, canning, painting, going to yard sales and reading her Bible. She loved her family dearly and especially the time she spent with her grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Duckworth; five siblings, William Worley Lookadoo, Madge Marie Melton, Glen Franklin Lookadoo, Sr., James Barry Luckadoo and Richard Dwight Lookadoo.
Those left to cherish her memory include three daughters, Cynthia Jackson and husband, Brian, Carrie Tilley and husband, Rodney and Patricia Lovelace all of Forest City; one sister, Barbara Campbell and husband, Walter "Buddy" Campbell of Rutherfordton and a sister-in-law, Betty Atkins Luckadoo of the Duncan's Creek Community. She is also survived by six grandchildren, Danielle Wilson, Jessica Sams, Franklin Sams, Michael Tilley, Dewayne Tilley, Annie Crandall (Dustin); nine great-grandchildren, Makayla, D.J., Jalen, Devin, Nevaeh, Xander, James, Matthew and Hayley "Butterfly".
The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at the Long Branch Road Baptist Church with Reverend Jerry Ruppe and Reverend Wesley Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Eternal Hills Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorial donations are respectfully requested to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.