Family will visit with friends on Monday, September 14, 2020 from 2:00PM until 3:00PM at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary in the Edgewood Hall. A service to celebrate her life will be held at 3:00 PM in the Edgewood Hall of Striffler-Hamby, Columbus, Georgia. Burial will follow in Parkhill Cemetery.
Dorothy was born on September 16, 1946 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Gloria Louise Beam Gordy and Wilbert Lee Gordy. She was married to the late Joseph L. Thomas, Jr. Dorothy was Christian by faith and loved her family beyond words. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who would walk to the moon if she needed to for her family. She was the ray of sunshine in all their hearts.
Dorothy worked for many years with the Muscogee County School District. She took early retirement to take loving care of her husband in his final years. She loved the sunshine and the joy it brought her when she opened the windows and doors to let it shine into her home. She found joy sitting outside looking at the flowers in her yard and watching the humming birds. Dorothy and her loving smile will be forever missed by all who knew and especially loved her.
Dorothy leaves her legacy to be treasured by her children: Kelvin Thomas (Odie), Bonnie McPherson (Alan), Daniel Thomas, Sr. (Shantequa “Tee”), Pricilla Higgins (Robert), and Timothy “Tim” Mullins (Tonya); fourteen grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren; and numerous other family members. She was preceded in death by her mother and father; her husband, Joseph L. Thomas, Jr.; sister, Shirley Lee Owens and daughter, Cindy Lucille Foshee.
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