Dorothy Mae Woomer's Obituary
Dorothy Mae Williams Woomer died on August 31, 2016 at 11:56pm, just four short minutes before the celebration of her 94th birthday. She was born on September 1st, 1922 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Lillian Rose and Fred R. Williams. She married Wilbur James Woomer on December 25, 1946 and was a longtime resident of Longview, Texas where she raised her 3 children, Diane Woomer Branch, Michael Woomer and Terri Woomer Atkinson, before moving to Plano, Texas in 1994 to be closer to family.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, sister, Virginia Woomer Parker, beloved cousin and friends Jean and CW Deshler and husband, who died on September 8th, 1962. Dorothy chose not to remarry and became a devoted single mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and recently great-great-grandmother. She is survived by all three of her children, her six grandchildren, Shannon Stalcup Gonzales, William (Bill) Stalcup, Ashley Stalcup Williams, Jason Atkinson, Colin Stalcup and Blair Atkinson Spector, as well as her twelve great-grandchildren and great-great granddaughter, with another to arrive any day now.
Dorothy was a long-time member of the Plano Senior’s Center where she met many friends over games of bingo and mahjong to add to the lifelong friendships that she maintained with those that she went to grade school with in Oklahoma City and met through her days of working for the school district in Longview. She will be missed by many but will live on through the many poems and stories that she loved to write and share with those that she loved.
Funeral services will be 10am Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Rader Funeral Home in Longview with Rev. Evan M. Dolive officiating. Interment will follow services at Memory Park. There will be a time of visitation at the funeral home the night before, Monday, September 5, 2016 from 3pm-5pm.
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