Ms. Doris E. “Dottie” Threadgill, 95, passed early on Sunday morning, July 29th at her home in Centerville, TN. She was born December 13, 1922 in Putnam, Alabama, daughter of the late Ev Vernon Ernest and Willie Mae Morgan Ernest. Ms. Threadgill is preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Doug Threadgill; sister, Evie Burge and brother, Cecil Ernest.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, August 02, 2018 at McIlwain Presbyterian Church with visitation prior to the service at 12:00 p.m. Pastor Rob Looper will be officiating. Interment will follow at Bayview Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Daniel Threadgill, Caleb Threadgill, Tyler McGee, Blake Harrison, Jonathan Frost and Bennett Looper.
Ms. Threadgill is survived by her sons, Ron Threadgill of Columbus, SC and Jim Threadgill (Linda) of Santa Fe, NM; daughter, Debbie McGee (Dan) of Centerville, TN; grandchildren, Daniel Threadgill (Alisha) of Columbus, SC, Leigh Etheridge (Chad) of Birmingham, AL, and Tyler McGee of Centerville; great grandchildren, Caleb, Regan and Riley Threadgill and Shiloh Etheridge; three siblings, Fred Ernest, Emily Smith and Bill Ernest.
She is retired from American Cyanamid where she was the executive secretary for the Engineering Department. Ms. Threadgill was involved with ITC, both locally and internationally and held offices at both levels. She served McIlwain Presbyterian Church in various roles and was most recently the librarian at Fairfield Baptist Church in Centerville, TN. She enjoyed scrapbooking and gardening.
