Smithfield: Mrs. Doris Jane Dupree Jernigan, age 88, died Tuesday at her residence. Funeral Services will be held 2:00PM Friday at Stewart’s Chapel PFWB Church in Four Oaks. Officiating will be the Revs. Sherwood Lassiter, Freddy Wayne Langston, and Chaplain Scott Reeves. Burial will follow in the Antioch UM Church Cemetery in Four Oaks.
Mrs. Jernigan was born September 18, 1926 in Johnston County to the late William Henry & Martha Elizabeth Johnson Dupree. Mrs. Jernigan was preceded in death by her husband Leaman Jernigan; sister, Mary Pierce; brothers, Jimmy Dupree and Bobby Dupree. She was a homemaker and member of the Four Oaks American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. Mrs. Jernigan also was a member of Stewart’s Chapel PFWB Church where she was very active and played the organ for many years.
Surviving are; Daughters & Sons-In-Laws, Janet & Steven Robida of Roswell, GA, Joan & Paul Bachwitt of Charleston, WV, Libby & David Prestwood of Hickory, NC; Son & Daughter-In-Law, Jimmy & Holly Jernigan of Morganton, NC; Five Grandchildren; Seven Great-Grandchildren; Several Nieces and Nephews.
The family will receive friends 1:00PM to 1:45PM Friday in the vestibule of Stewart’s Chapel PFWB Church.
Flowers are welcomed; however memorials may be made to the Four Oaks American Legion P.O. Box 54 Four Oaks, NC 27524 or Hospice of Wake County 250 Hospice Circle Raleigh, NC 27607.
Arrangements by Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Four Oaks.