Obituary of Dorothy Jean Mills

St. Matthews—Dorothy Jean Mills, 75, of St. Matthews, SC went to be with her Savior and Lord on November 20, 2018.  She was born on February 10, 1943 in Hampton County, SC to the late Joe David Donahue and Bessie Lee Donahue. 

Dorothy is survived by her loyal and loving husband of 46 wonderful years, Waylan J. Mills.  She has two daughters that she adored, Lynn Ransom (Willie) and Wanda Hunter (Jerry Hair).  Dorothy also has four grandchildren; Jason and Scott Ransom, Kayla Ford (Dakota) and Larry Hunter III, along with three great grandchildren that were the light of her life.

Dorothy is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews that she loved dearly.  She was known to them as “Aunt Dot” and there was never a dull moment when she was around.

Dorothy has several surviving brothers and sisters that loved her dearly; Sara Glenn (Tommy), Joanne Eargle (Francis), Albert Donahue and Rod Donahue.  She is also predeceased by sister, Louise Donahue and her brothers, Joe David Donahue, Jimmy Donahue, Manuel Donahue and Ronnie Donahue.

Dorothy was a military wife for twenty years and traveled to various parts of the world with her husband and two daughters in which she always enjoyed an adventure.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Fund (americancancerfund.org) and the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (alzfdn.org) in her honor.

The family would like to extend a very heart felt and special thank you to Jerry Hair, Dr. Franklin Coulter and the staff at Calhoun Convalescent Center for all of their unconditional love and compassion.  We love you all and cannot thank you enough.

A gathering for family and friends will be Sunday, November 25, 2018, from 12:00PM until the 3:00PM funeral celebration at Thompson Funeral Home at Greenlawn, 845 Leesburg Road, Columbia, SC 29209.  Entombment will follow at the Greenlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum. 

Pastor Henry Cooper from Gethsemane Baptist Church in St. Matthews, SC will be officiating the service.