Dorothy Hinnant Corley

Funeral Service for Dorothy Hinnant Corley, 91, will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at Salem United Methodist Church. Rev. Jeff Childress is officiating. Private burial service will follow in St. Andrews Lutheran Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the church. Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel, Irmo, is assisting the family.

Mrs. Corley passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Born in Richland County, she was a daughter of the late William Alvin Hinnant and Corine Lever Hinnant. Dot was the wife of the late Herman Kenneth Corley. Dot and Ken celebrated over 65 years of marriage. She earned an associate’s degree as a hospital operating room technician and worked at Richland Memorial Hospital. She then worked at Hyatt Park Elementary School in Richland One for 20 years as a teacher’s assistant, and as a valued member of the front office staff. Her greatest joy in life was spending time with their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, and serving as volunteers in their church as leaders of the Leisure Timers group at Redeemer Lutheran. Dot enjoyed reading, cooking, crafting, and any time spent with her family. The family offers heartfelt thanks to the staff at Generations of Irmo and Lexington Community Hospice House for their loving care of Dot and the family.

Surviving are her sons, Michael Corley (Cheryl), Wayne Corley (Patti), Keith Corley (Donna); grandchildren, Jennifer McCurry (Ben), Jessica Bologna (P.A.), Kyle Corley (Lexie), Mary Catherine Greenway (Dillon), Falon Assemany (Robby), Chris Corley (Carrie); great-grandchildren, Grant, Jacob, Tegan, Lainey, Blaire, Graham, Hudson, Henry, and Ellis. She is also survived by her brother-in-law, Ralph Corley (Jean), and beloved nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ken Corley, and a grandson, Jay Armstrong.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Flower Ministry of Faith Circle at Salem UMC, 1321 Salem Church Rd, Irmo, SC 29063. This worthy ministry brought her great joy during her stay at Generations.