Born in Paulding, Mississippi to Lillian C. Drew and Timothy Edward McGinnis on August 10, 1941. Dorothy arrived in Florida in 1955 via South Dakota to live and be adopted by her cousin Mary E. Jordan and Wendall Jordan of Orlando, Florida. Dorothy attended St. James Catholic School and graduated from Boone High School in 1961. Dorothy married Lehman Driver after graduation on June 16, 1961 as they recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.
Dorothy also attended Webster Technical College and graduated in 1977 to start her career in medicine which lasted for 30 years and worked for several physicians in the greater Orlando area throughout her career. Dorothy also loved to travel and went on many adventures in her lifetime. She was an avid sports fan of the Miami Dolphins and the Atlanta Braves. Her family was her heart as Dorothy was orphaned at the age of seven and was sent to live with several relatives throughout her life time.
Dorothy is survived by her loving husband Lehman Driver and her three children Katrina L. Ray (Driver) Kevin L. Driver and Cynthia R. Driver and two grandchildren Taryn E. Driver and Timothy K. Driver and his fiancée Dayna L. Hedges all of Orlando. Brother Brian W. Jordan and his family, and her sister Kimberly (Jordan) Mugele and her family, Sister-in-laws Thelma Thompson her husband Joel Thompson and family, and Sister-in-law Bonnie McQuillin and family.
Dorothy is predeceased by her parents Lillian C. (Drew) Timothy E. McGinnis, sister Mary Theresa McGinnis, brother Robert E. McGinnis, niece Peggy McGinnis and her daughter in-law L. Marcela (Cardona) Driver, and her adopted parents Wendell E. Jordan and Mary E. (VanOverschelde) Jordan.
A visitation for Dorothy will be held Monday, September 27, 2021 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home, 1413 S SEMORAN BLVD, ORLANDO, FL 32807. A funeral mass will occur Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 5900 Oleander Drive, Orlando, Florida 32807. An interment will occur Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 12:30 PM at Chapel Hill Cemetery, 2400 Harrell Road, Orlando, Florida 32817.
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