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Williamsburg Funeral Home
Williamsburg Funeral Home
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12/02/1976 – 10/18/2023
Greenville
Funeral Services
A memorial service will be held 3 PM Saturday, October 21, 2023, at Overbrook Baptist Church at 1705 E. North Street, Greenville, SC 29607.
Visitation
Emily’s family will greet friends in Kingstree from 3 to 5 PM Saturday, October 28, 2023, at Williamsburg Funeral Home.
Memorials
Memorials may be made to Susan G. Komen, 13770 Noel Road, Suite 801889, Dallas, TX 75380 or online at www.komen.org or to a charity of one’s choice.
Emily April Dorrell Blocker, 46, wife of Michael Blocker, died Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital after a long, heroic 6-year battle with breast cancer.
Emily was born December 2, 1976, in Kingstree, the daughter of Kathryn Thompson Dorrell and the late Barry Miller Dorrell. Emily was a 1995 graduate of Kingstree Senior High School and attended Coastal Carolina University. She was a pharmacy tech with Walmart for thirteen years. Emily became a strong advocate for breast cancer research and support to many women who received that diagnosis. She always wanted to help others, so she listened, gave advice, encouraged them, and raised awareness about the disease. She worked with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Organization to further her reach in helping others, participating in races, walks, and fundraisers.
Surviving Emily, in addition to her husband Michael of Greenville and her mother Kathy of Kingstree, are: four daughters, Ryan, Mya, Cori, and Tori, all of Greenville; two brothers, Phillip (Marisor) Dorrell of Baldwin, MD and Billy (Amber) Dorrell of Rock Hill, SC; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her father, Emily was preceded in death by her brother Joseph Byron “Joey” Dorrell.
A memorial service will be held 3 PM Saturday, October 21, 2023, at Overbrook Baptist Church at 1705 E. North Street, Greenville, SC 29607. Emily’s family will greet friends in Kingstree from 3 to 5 PM Saturday, October 28, 2023, at Williamsburg Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Susan G. Komen, 13770 Noel Road, Suite 801889, Dallas, TX 75380 or online at www.komen.org or to a charity of one’s choice.
Online condolences may be sent to the family on the obituary page at www.WilliamsburgFuneralHome.com
Emily was a sweet young lady. I enjoyed the few times I saw her when she was in K’stree
My thoughts and prayers are with the family such a sweet powerful yet loving person will be missed love you get your rest.
Our hearts go out to you Mike Ryan Mya Cory and Tory Kathy. Emily has left her flame of life in all of us to carry and share like she has!!
Till we meet again dear sweet Emily!
We are thinking of all of you with much love.
Len B. and Claire Hudson Gaskins
Emily you was a fighter you fought a good fight but God was really for you to come home he know you was tried you was good wife good mother good daughter good friend Emily take you rest❤️❤️
My sweet childhood friend ❤️. Whenever we would talk it was always heeeeyy sis!! Been knowing you since kindergarten. We just shared a laugh and I will forever carrying that in my heart. Rip Em!!😘😘🩷🩷🙏🏾🙏🏾
May God bless and keep his hands on you Mike and your girls. May God bless and keep all of her family and friends. I’m keeping yall in prayer . I think God for the strength I know he’s about to give you. It’s hard but I know yall will be okay,you was a wonderful gift to yall. May God bless you and keep you.