Dr. Dorothy Gaither Mebane, 69, of 2028 Sweetbay Circle, Burlington, NC, died Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, at 4:35 p.m. at Alamance Regional Medical Center.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Lillard Gaither Sr. and Mattie Caldwell Gaither; brother, John Rogers Gaither; beloved aunt and uncle whom gave their love, Elmer and Bessie Gaither.

She was a native of Caldwell County, N.C. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend and received her MD degree from Howard University in Washington D.C. but not before receiving her undergraduate from Bennett College and her master�s from North Carolina College in Durham.

She held numerous medical positions prior to retirement as a medical consultant for the Department of Social Services in Los Angeles and was a member of Children�s Chapel United Church of Christ.

Her family and friends knew her to be a strong and determined woman but always having a caring and generous soul, putting a smile on others� faces.

Survivors include her husband, Dr. Charles Mebane, of the home; daughters, Pamela Mebane, of Elon and Matrice Mebane-Williams and husband David of Graham; grandchildren, Mela Williams, Christian Williams and Trinity Williams; sister, Joyce Meyers, of New Jersey; and brothers, Richard Gaither, Lillard Gaither Jr., and Joseph Gaither, all of New York.

The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday March 5, 2010, at the McClure Funeral Home Chapel in Graham with the Rev. Rodney Foxx. Burial will be at Graham Memorial Park.

Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 p.m. on Thursday March 4, 2010, at McClure Funeral Home in Graham.

Condolences may be made to www.mcclurefuneralservice.net.