Dorothy Gong

Dorothy was born on March 3, 1951 in Rosedale, MS to Way and Yet Jue. She graduated from Mississippi State University in 1973 with a degree in computer science and a minor in accounting. She was married to her husband, Harry Gong for 46 years. She worked as a bookkeeper and in HR for several local companies in Greenwood, MS including Henderson Building Supply, National Picture & Frame, and Viking Range Corporation.

Dorothy is survived by her husband Harry Gong of Greenwood, MS, sons Harry Gong, Jr of Brandon, MS and Scott Gong (Kelly Shows Gong) of Madison, MS, and daughter Jocelyn Gong Rollins (TC Rollins) of Jackson, MS. She was a loving grandmother to 4 grandchildren: Trip (7), Olivia Mae (7), Levi (4), and Johnny (1). She is preceded in death by her parents Way and Yet Jue and brother Shick Jue.

She had a special love for cooking, shopping, supporting Mississippi State University athletics, and spoiling her grandchildren.

A funeral is scheduled for 3:00pm Sunday December 15, 2019 at Parkway Funeral Home in Ridgeland, MS. Visitation will precede the funeral services from 1:00-3:00 PM. Reverend Glenn Shows will officiate the ceremony with Pastor Rocky Shack delivering a message at the burial site. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Dorothy's life. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for memorial donations to be made to Mississippi Delta Chinese Heritage Museum, DSU Box 3137, Cleveland, MS, 38733.

Words from Dorothy’s loving husband:

Dorothy always had health issues and it was not uncommon for her to have vast numbers of hospital and physician visits.

No matter what those issues were, she was able to climb the mountain of woes and bring herself close to normalcy. Her biggest

hurdle was a mild hemorrhagic stroke she experienced in 2016, which led to eventual diagnoses of kidney and liver disease.

Countless visits to the clinics, jumping through the hoops of transplant tests and approvals, and dealing with the machine

that replaced her kidneys every night were no match for her will. More than anything she wanted the life of a loving wife,

mother and grandmother.

Her joys are painted on her face in the photos on this video collage. Events, holidays. special occasions and even every

day life doings uncovered the importance of being THE MAIN COG of our family, who made the wheel turn She raised three wonderful

children and placed their expectations way before any personal gratifications. She was so proud of all those who lived under her

wings. It was with this purpose she was willing to take on those trials to lengthen her life. The double organ transplant

was that answer for this last episode. It was through this last process that she lost her battle, but really not her fight for life.

Her nurses, physicians, and medical teams were wonderful in every aspect. There was always that degree of expected

professionalism in every visit, especially during her last trial. Huge thanks to those hands that fought with her during her final

operations, but her battle for her life was not to be successful that night. As a minister who visited with me yesterday, he

supported my reasoning and conclusion that it was "God's Will".

Goodbye, my sweet darling. My love and presence will be with you forever.

Harry Don Gong