Yvonne “Bonnie” Dover passed away on September 14, 2018 after a lengthy illness. She was under the care of Hospice of Charlotte at the time of her passing. Yvonne was born on July 9, 1938 in Newell, NC, the daughter of Robert Helms and Bessie Knight Helms. She was a graduate of Central High School in Charlotte and went on to work at Baker Engineering Co. Later, Yvonne would go on to spend a long career with the City of Charlotte at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Dept. and at the Charlotte Department of Transportation.
Yvonne is preceded in death by her daughter, Kelly Dover (Cochrane) of Charlotte. She is survived by her son, Michael W. Dover (SFC, US Army Ret.) and daughter, Jennifer Dover, both of Charlotte, and her grandchildren, Austin Phillips of Charlotte, Allison Cochrane of Huntersville, NC and Graham Cochrane of Greensboro, NC. Also surviving are her brother, Johnnie N. Helms of Pineville, NC.
A memorial service will be held in the chapel of Harry and Bryant Funeral Home, 500 Providence Road, Charlotte, on Wednesday, September 26th at 12 pm. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
If anyone wishes, in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The American Heart Association.
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