Born in Asheville, NC on April 2, 1935, Delorese is the daughter of the late John McCall and Hazel Shroat McCall McKinney.
A member of Northside Baptist Church, she and her husband Lanny owned and operated Austin Tarpaulin.
Survivors include her husband, Lanny Armstrong; a daughter, Linda Hoots McCorkle of Greensboro, NC; a granddaughter, Brandi Hooven and her husband, Jason; two great-grandchildren, Abigail Hooven and Sam Hooven; two sisters, Harriett Freeman and Trudy McCarson.
Delorese was preceded in death by a son, James Boyce Hoots and a sister, Marsha Henderson.
Memorial services are planned for a later date.