Ms. Dorothy "Dot" Story made her newborn singing debut on May 15, 1949 in Winston-Salem, NC and no doubt captured the attention of her parents, Raiford and Janie Hairston. She auditioned for the heavenly choir throughout her life and received her "Golden Ticket" on March 14, 2021. Her parents who were a great influence and a brother, James "Pete" Smith, predeceased her. Her formal education began in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System. She was a proud member of the 1966 graduating class of Carver High School. She enrolled in Winston-Salem State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from its School of Nursing in 1970. Her employment included that of Family Planning Executive at Kate Biting Reynolds Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC as well as positions in Washington, DC, Tampa FL, and Wichita General Hospital in Wichita, KS. Because "Dot" loved to sing, it was no surprise that she shared her gift and belonged to the Camp Meeting Choir and the Elsie James Dobie Choir. She is survived by a daughter Carla (Daryl) Searcy of Charlotte, NC; sons, Carlton "Junior" Huntley, Jr. of Charlotte, NC and Michael Story of Winston-Salem, NC; 6 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; sisters, Marie Smith, Ann Glenn and Wanda (Collin, Sr.) Morrison; brothers, Ronda Hairston, Terry Hairston, Raiford (Anita) Hairston, Richard (Sharon) Hairston, and Nathaniel Hairston; 91 nieces and nephews; many cousins, friends and extended family. Funeral service will be private and there will be no public viewing of Ms. Bailey.

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