Obituary of Dorothy Ann Addison

Funeral services for Dorothy Ann Massey Addison, age 71, of Roanoke will be held on Friday, February 27, 2015, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time from Bethel Baptist Church of Rocky Mount with Carolyn Hanner officiating. Mrs. Addison will lie in state one hour prior to services beginning. Burial will follow at the adjoining cemetery with Quattlebaum Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00-8:00 PM Central Time on Thursday, February 26, 2015. Mrs. Addison passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015, at Wedowee Hospital. Survivors include her husband, Gene Addison of Roanoke; one daughter, Lisa King (husband, Mark) of Loganville, GA; two sons, Tim Addison (wife, Pam) and Chris Addison (wife, Keela), both of Roanoke; nine grandchildren; five sisters, Kathryn Jones of Greenville, GA, Lunette Foster of LaGrange, GA, Virgilene Pollard of Mooreland, GA, Louise Scott of Palmetto, GA, and Lottie Mae Stewart of Fayetteville, GA; and two brothers, James “Bubba” Massey (wife, Susan James) of Luthersville, GA, and Donald Massey of Manchester, GA. Pallbearers will be Ryan Addison, Cody Chapman, Keith Benefield, Jamie Benefield, and Quincy Morris. A Merriweather County native, Mrs. Addison was born on March 29, 1943, the daughter of Virgil and Mary Flournoy Massey. She was a member of Woodland Church of God and was a homemaker. Mrs. Addison was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Ineze Abernathy.