Dorothy McNeill Upton

Mrs. Dorothy McNeill Upton

February 18, 2026

August 4, 1930 – February 18, 2026

Dorothy Clara McNeill Upton of Seagrove passed away on February 18, 2026, at Randolph Hospital. She was a very dearly loved mother, grandmother, aunt, sister and friend.

Dorothy attended school at Seagrove after which she had a career in the sewing industry making various types of garments. She was married to her husband Lloyd for 55 years, until he passed away. She was a wonderful mother to her two children, Wanda and David, and an adoring grandmother to Tiffany and Danielle.

Dorothy was very talented and could do most anything she wanted to do, to the best of her ability. She loved flowers and always had beautiful flower beds of many different types. She enjoyed gardening along with Lloyd and was usually busy canning the fruit of their labor in the summer. She liked being outdoors watching birds and animals and enjoyed shopping for fabrics and quilting.

Dorothy was also a musician and singer, and in her early years she and two of her sisters would sing on radio programs and at various churches. She passed that love of music on to her children and grandchildren and was very encouraging up to the end of her life.

Dorothy thoroughly enjoyed being with her grandchildren, taking care of them and just spending time with them as they grew up. She was well-known for being a good cook and loved having her family at the table with her for a good meal. She will be greatly missed and her memory cherished.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband Lloyd Upton, son David Leigh, parents James Astor and Dessie Saunders McNeill, sisters Ruby Hoover and Mildred Boggs, and brother Buddy McNeill. She is survived by her daughter, Wanda Upton Byerly (Boyd), granddaughters Tiffany Byerly and Danielle Byerly, sisters Clarice Hurley and Jean Smith, and brother Richard McNeill.

The family will receive friends on Monday, February 23, 2026 from 5:00-7:00 pm at Pugh Funeral Home, 437 Sunset Avenue in Asheboro. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 2:00 pm at Sunset Avenue Church of God, 900 Sunset Avenue in Asheboro with Bishop Matt Gunter Officiating. Interment will follow at the Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.