Dorothy Royster Wilder Obituary

The passing of Dorothy Royster Wilder (Middleburg, North Carolina) leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on April 11, 2026 at the age of 87. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Dorothy Royster Wilder to show support.

She was predeceased by: her father Robert G.; her husbands, Thomas P. Smith and William Avery Wilder; her son David Wayne Smith; her brothers, Robert J. and John Edwin; her brother-in-law Ted Buchanan; her nephew Robert Jackson (Royster, Jr.); her stepgranddaughter Avery Leah Puckett; her stepson-in-law Fritz Kern; and her grandson-in-law John Sakon.

She is survived by: her children, Michael Thomas Smith (Donna) and Cindy Smith Pritchett (Steve); her daughter-in-law Wendy Daves Smith; her sister Linda Royster Buchanan; her sister-in-law Shirley Abbott Royster; her stepchildren, William Gordon Wilder (Pam), Betty Ann Dickerson (Don), Sarah Wilder Puckett (Lanny), Samuel Matthew Wilder (Latasha), Paul Avery Wilder (Teresa) and Edith Kathryn Wilder Kern; her grandchildren, Jenny Smith Reimers (Nick), Jessica Pritchett Brown, Julie Smith Berry, Eric Thomas Pritchett (Brittany), Amy Pritchett Sakon and Rebecca Smith Cliborne (Vince); her stepgrandchildren, Lauren Olivia Dickerson, Matthew Stewart Dickerson (Mandy), Lindsay Wilder Riney (Blaine), Allyson Wilder Donahue (Matthew), Hannah Mitchiner Puckett and Olivia Margaret-Ruth Wilder; and her great grandchildren, John Eric, Raymond, Ellis, George, Nolan, Harper, Hudson, Caden, Cora, Bruce and Madison. She is also survived by 7 step great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.