Dorothy Irene (Yelverton) Cogdell

Dorothy Irene Cogdell, 82, of Dudley passed away Sunday evening, February 22, 2026 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro.

Funeral service will be held Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. Entombment will follow at Wayne Memorial Park in Dudley. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 12:00 p.m. until 12:45 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mrs. Cogdell was born in Duplin County on February 10, 1944. She was a member of White Oak Newton Grove Disciples Church and she was retired from Cherry Hospital.

She is survived by her husband, Daniel Cogdell; one son, Demetrius Cogdell (Crystal) of Dudley; one brother, Morrise Yelverton of Clinton; three sisters, Brenda Ann Smith of South Carolina, Annette Platt of South Carolina and Esther Lee of Clinton; four grandchildren and a host of great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and dear friends.

In addition to her parents, Morrise and Annie Robertson Yelverton, Mrs. Cogdell was preceded in death by her daughter, Deborah Roberts; one brother, Terry Lee Yelverton and one son-in-law, Rod Roberts.

Professional services entrusted to the care of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.

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