Dot Shoe

Dorothy "Dot" Ruth Copple Shoe, 101, of Asheboro, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus Saturday, February 24, 2024, at Cross Road Retirement Community in Asheboro.

Born in Randolph County, NC on May 9, 1922, Dot was the daughter of the late Robert Pegram Copple and Bertha Flossie Thompson.  Like her 4 siblings, Dot was born in Farmer, NC in the family home, delivered by Dr. C.C. Hubbard also of Farmer.  After graduation, she and her sister Hazel moved to Asheboro and roomed together, working at Bossong Hosiery Mill.  In 1947 she married Oscar DeBerry Shoe Jr. and they lived in a rooming house on Sunset Ave.  In 1953, they bought a house on a dirt road that became Macon Street (it was the second house on the street) where they raised their only son Mark, adopted on April 1, 1960.  She worked again in hosiery at Acme-McCrary and later retired as a secretary/bookkeeper at Randolph Farm Equipment, working for her brother Charles.

Her hobbies included sewing, rug hooking, puzzles, word find, traveling and flower arranging.  She also enjoyed traveling with O.D. on his Lions Club International adventures.

In addition to her parents, Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar DeBerry "O.D." Shoe, Jr.; brothers, Robert Copple and wife Jewel, Charles Copple and wife LaRue, Joseph Copple; sister, Hazel Copple Davis Richardson and husbands Charles Davis and George Richardson; brother-in-law Harry Shoe and sister-in-law Mary Shoe Knox and husband John; nephew, Davey Copple and niece, Patricia Knox Seagraves.

Surviving are her son, Mark Shoe and wife Debbie of Raleigh;  granddaughter, Rachael Elmore and husband Mitch; great grandchildren, Hunt Elmore, Reeve Elmore, and Lydia Hunt; sisters-in-law, Betty Copple (Joseph), Lib Copple (Charles) and Ruth Shoe (Harry); Cousin, Jerry Surratt and wife Marvene.

Her wonderfully loving nieces and nephews are Kaye Atwood and husband Jerry, Judy Cole and husband Barry, Allen Copple and wife Kay, Gwen Wright and husband Reece, and Donnie Copple.  Robert Knox and wife Linda, Howard Knox and wife Lynn, Kenny Seagraves (Patricia), Max Shoe, and Bill Shoe.

Visitation will be from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Ridge Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Asheboro.  Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday also at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with Chaplain Bernie Raymond officiating.  Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Children's Home Society of NC, P.O. Box 14608, Greensboro, NC 27415; or to Hospice of Randolph, 416 Vision Drive, Asheboro, NC 27203.