Gladys Lorene Houser

Gladys Lorene Dorsett Houser, 88, of Lexington, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2022, at Hospice of Davidson County.

A funeral service will be held 2 pm Thursday at Mount Zion Wesleyan Church with Pastor Keith Carroll and Pastor Wilson Harris officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 pm at the church prior to the service.

Mrs. Houser was born April 5, 1934, in Davidson County to Winfred Steven Dorsett and Bula Summey Dorsett. She was an avid member of Mount Zion Wesleyan Church where she attended and participated in her beloved Sunday School Class. Gladys was very loving and cherished her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Sandra Lorene Surratt; two sisters, Virginia Whittington, and Evelyn Fritts.

Left to cherish her memory are two sons, David Wayne Houser (Kristi) of Lexington and Donald Steven Houser (Sue Ann) of Thomasville; one daughter, Cathy Meachum (Robert) of Lexington; two sisters, Diane Crouse (Wayne) of Thomasville and Peggy Hunt (Owen) of Trinity; seven grandchildren, Steven (Cindy), Jason (Amanda), Jenny (Jeff), Lisa (Tracy), Madison (Jacob), Abby, and Seth; and nine great-grandchildren, Austin, Jameson, Laken, Kaydence, Ava, Luna, Graylyn, Gwendolyn, and Gracelyn. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Mount Zion Wesleyan Church 222 Mt. Zion Church Rd. Thomasville, NC 27360