Wednesday, November 17, 2021 12:40 pm

Dorothy "Dot" Bates Hyder, age 91, of Green Hill, NC passed away November 6, 2021.

She was born May 23, 1930, to the late William Frank Bates and Lula Bell Walker Bates. She was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Worth Theodore Hyder, Jr., sister Dorliss Gallion and a infant sister and brother Norris Bates.

She is survived by her son, David Worth Hyder and wife Pauline Camp Hyder, and her daughter, Deborah Hyder McSwain and husband Michael Hampton McSwain, as well as a step-grandson, Michael McSwain and h sister-in-law, Ruth Hyder Marshall of Milledgeville, GA.

Dorothy was a graduate of the Rutherford Hospital School of Nursing and went on to teach nursing at Isothermal Community College. She was a member of the Mount Hebron United Methodist Church but attended Green Hill and Mountain Creek Baptist Churches.

A graveside service was held at Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery November 10, 2021, with Rev. Billy Honeycutt officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills; PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043, or RHI (Rutherford Hospital, Inc) Legacy Foundation; PO Box 352 Rutherfordton, NC 28139.