Dorothy Virginia Vanzant Darling, 84, of Olive Branch, Mississippi passed away on May 13, 2022. She was born September 18, 1937 to Timothy Dabner Vanzant and Callie Pearl Hisaw Vanzant in Cornersville, MS. She was married to George Veryl Gilliam from 1953-1968 and was blessed with four children: Garry, Beverly, Sheila and Robin. She was married to Lester Darling in 1970 until his death in 1996. She was a licensed cosmetologist but her favorite job was with SFI of TN where she was employed from 1998-2020.
She was preceded in death by her brothers, Eulis Vanzant, Ralph Vanzant, WD Vanzant, and Cecil Vanzant and by her sisters, Inez Kirk, Louise Bradley, Peggy Matthews and Joan Farrow. She is survived by two sisters, Marie Bumpas of Olive Branch, MS and Earnestine Maas of Kimberling City, MO. and nieces and nephews that loved “Aunt Dot.”
She is also survived by her children, Garry Gilliam of Anchorage, Alaska; Beverly (Charles) Pennington of Bowling Green, KY; Sheila (Dan) Prior of Eads, TN and Robin (Anthony) Henry of Cordova, TN. She left a legacy of 17 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be: Grandsons: Scott Pennington, Ross Pennington, David Burgess, Garrett Burgess, Great grandson: Chase Toms, and Grandson-in-law: Dan Holland.
Visitation will be Tuesday, May 17, from 5pm-7pm at Memphis Funeral Home in Bartlett, TN. Visitation and Funeral Services will be Wednesday, May 18, at 1pm at Holly Springs Funeral Home in Holly Springs, MS. Burial will be in the Cornersville Cemetery in Potts Camp, MS.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.MemphisFuneralGermantownParkway.com for the Darling family.
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