Elizabeth Margaret Hofler1

F, #15757, b. May 29, 1921, d. Jan 8, 2011
Father*Willie Hurley Hofler1 b. May 2, 1889, d. Dec 21, 1966
Mother*Lucy Wiggins Byrum1 b. Oct 5, 1890, d. Mar 21, 1983

Family 1

John Elmer Perry Jr. b. Jan 21, 1921, d. Mar 18, 1962
Child

Family 2

Alton G. Elmore

Chronological Events

Birth*May 29, 1921 Elizabeth Margaret Hofler was born on May 29, 1921 at Gates County, North Carolina, United States.2 
 She was the daughter of Willie Hurley Hofler and Lucy Wiggins Byrum.1 
Marriage*circa 1939 Elizabeth Margaret Hofler married John Elmer Perry Jr. circa 1939.2 
Death*Jan 8, 2011 Elizabeth Margaret Hofler died on Jan 8, 2011, at age 89 at Chowan Hospital, Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, United States.3 
ObituaryJan 10, 2011  OBITUARY: Elizabeth Hofler Elmore, of 200 Queen Anne Drive, died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011 in the Skilled Nursing Unit of Chowan Hospital. Mrs. Elmore was born in Gates County and was the daughter of the late Willie H. and Lucy Byrum Hofler. A graduate of Sunbury High School, she had served as the vice-president of Edenton Furniture Company, Inc., and was a member of Edenton Baptist Church and its Sunshine Sunday School Class. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband, John Elmer Perry, Jr., a son, Johnny Vaughan Perry, a sister, Nell Hofler, a son-in-law, Dodd "Sonny" Floyd, and a grandson, Alan Dean Perry. Surviving are her husband, Alton G. Elmore; children, Jeanette Perry Floyd of Hobbsville, Carole Perry Bass and husband, Ronnie, of Edenton, Kimberly Elmore Cooper and husband, Gary, of Elizabeth City; and Kel Elmore and wife, Kathleen, of Edenton; a sister, Marie Hofler of Sunbury; two brothers, Will Hofler of Kill Devil Hills and Willard Hofler of Elizabeth City; ten grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held today at 11 a.m. in Edenton Baptist Church by the Rev. David Brooks and Dr. Kenneth Word. A private burial will follow in Beaver Hill Cemetery. Friends joined the family Sunday from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. in Miller Funeral Home & Crematory, 735 Virginia Road, Edenton, and all other times at the residence. Flowers are welcomed or contributions may be made to the building fund of Edenton Baptist Church, 200 S. Granville St., Edenton, NC 27932. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.

Published in The Daily Advance on January 10, 2011.4
 
Burial*Jan 11, 2011 She was buried on Jan 11, 2011 at Beaver Hill Cemetery, Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 63991797.5 

Citations

  1. [S845] Site - NEHGS - Massachusetts Archives 1841-1915, online at AmericanAncestors.org.
  2. [S4] Lassiter Family - Lassiter Reunion Disk - Fred Rea Lassiter (Deceased).
  3. [S51] Social Security Death Index (SSDI).
  4. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  5. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.
  6. [S732] Personal Knowledge - Lassiter, Mary Evelyn.