Life History

Notes

• U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  Dorothy M Maddox
  Birth Date 4 Feb 1924
  Death Date 25 Jan 2014
  SSN 432-58-4004 Issued Before 1951 in Arkansas
  
  Gravestone of Roy Jackson and Dorothy Adams Maddox
  Maddox
  Roy Jackson
  Nov 22, 1915  June 22, 1984
  Dorothy Adams
  Feb 4, 1924  Jan 25, 2014
  Married Mar 13, 1953
  St Charles Cemetery, St Charles, Arkansas
  Photo by Orville Boyd Jenkins 12 May 2017
  
  The manager of Dorothy's memorial on Find a Grave included the text of her obituary published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock, 28 January 2014, the day of her funeral in DeWitt, Arkansas.
  
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  Dorothy Marie Adams Maddox
  BIRTH 4 Feb 1924 Tomberlin, Lonoke County, Arkansas, USA
  DEATH 25 Jan 2014 (aged 89) Carlisle, Lonoke County, Arkansas, USA
  BURIAL Saint Charles Cemetery, Saint Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
  
  CARLISLE - Dorothy Marie (Adams) Maddox of Carlisle, formerly of DeWitt and St. Charles, died Jan. 25, 2014.
  
  She was born to James and Emmie Adams on Feb. 4, 1924, in Tomberlin, Ark. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family, having been preceded in death by her parents and 10 siblings. She was also preceded in death by her husband Roy J. Maddox; and by a son, Harold Eugene Guynes.
  
  Dorothy is survived by her children: Jo Ann (James) Mitcham of Redfield, Jerry Guynes of DeWitt, Carolyn (Bobby) Wright of DeWitt and Mickey (Pam) Maddox of Carlisle. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren.
  
  Dorothy was a homemaker for most of her life and loved gardening, cooking, cats, Christmas, hummingbirds and crappie fishing. She was a current member of Carlisle First Baptist Church and a former member of Belleview Missionary Baptist Church in Ethel. She had recently been a resident of Chambers Nursing Home in Carlisle.
  
  The family would like to thank the staff of Chambers Nursing Home and Dr. Chris Morgan for their care during her stay, as well as the ICU nurses at Baptist Medical in both Stuttgart and Little Rock for their gentleness and concern in her last hours.
  
  Visitation was held on Monday, Jan. 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Essex Funeral Home in DeWitt. Funeral services will also be held at Essex on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 10 a.m., with burial following in St. Charles Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Belleview Missionary Baptist Church, St. Charles Cemetery or a charity of choice. essexfuneralhome.com.
  
  Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR)
  January 28, 2014
  
  Spouse Roy Jackson Maddox 1915-1984 (m. 1953)
  
  Created by Becky G 24 Jul 2014
  --  Find a Grave Memorial 133254909, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133254909/dorothy-marie-maddox
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Sources

• 1. Gravestones of St Charles Cemetery
• 2. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
• 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry