Dorothy Sonnicksen Eldredge

GRAHAM - Dorothy Mae Sonnicksen Eldredge, 86, went home to our Lord on July 16, 2015. "Dodie" as she was known to her friends and family, was born in Winnebago, Minnesota. It was there she met the love of her life and they enjoyed 66 wonderful years of marriage together, spreading God's word and traveling the world. She graduated from McPhail School of Music and dedicated her life to making a joyful noise. She directed choir and played piano for several churches including one in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She is survived by her husband, Bob Eldredge, and a sister, Donna Sonnicksen Rose of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Also surviving are her children, Tim (Michelle) Eldredge of Warm Springs, Va., and Kathy (Randy) McKinney of King, NC, as well as eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Her grandchildren adored and cherished her love and attention and they were the light of her life. She was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Deane Scherer, and a daughter, Lee Ann Eldredge. Visitation will be on Friday July 17, 2015, from 5-7 p.m. at McClure Funeral and Cremation in Graham, NC. Funeral services will be at Orange Chapel United Methodist Church at 3 p.m. on Saturday July 18, 20115. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to The Hospice and Palliative Care Center of Alamance-Caswell 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215. Online condolences may be sent at www.mcclurefuneralservice.net -