Myrtle Ruth Curlee Drye's Obituary
Myrtle Ruth Curlee Drye, 91, of Oakboro passed away on May 4, 2024 at Atrium Health Union in Monroe. Her funeral service will be at 12 Noon on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 in the Chapel of Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Locust with Rev. Jeff Whitecotton officiating. A viewing will be held at the Funeral Home in Locust from 11:00 until 11:30 prior to the service. Burial will follow in the Smith Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Oakboro.
Born June 2, 1932 in Stanly County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Dee Curlee and Lectie Whitley Curlee. She was a retired textile employee.
She was preceded in death by her husband Benton C. Drye. Survivors include son Rocky Drye and wife Kathy of Oakboro, two grandchildren Chad Drye and wife Tammy of Albemarle and Cameron Drye and wife Megan of Lancaster, and three great-grandchildren Connor Drye, Riley Drye, and Brenlee Drye.
She was preceded in death by siblings Louise Curlee, Jack Curlee, and Edith Little.
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