Dorothy Phipps

Dorothy Easter Petty Phipps

Smithville – Dorothy Easter Petty Phipps, 88, met her Savior face to face and was reunited with her family on Sunday, November 5, 2023. She was born on May 23, 1935, in Monroe County to the late Charlie Easter and Willie Mae Thompson Easter.

Dorothy Grew up in a very large family in Monroe County and attended Greenwood Springs School. She was a hard working young woman who for 30 years was a seamstress at Hunter and Sadler in Tupelo, Mississippi. God blessed her with a wonderful family and three sons, whom she took great pride in. Dorothy believed in God and was a member of Freedom Baptist Church in Smithville, MS.

After she retired, she was always on the go, often suggesting to those she loved “Let’s Go Somewhere”. Dorothy enjoyed traveling and shopping for good deals. She loved her six grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren and enjoyed spending precious time with them. Besides her family, some of her close friends were her fellow church members as well as her beloved dogs. Dorothy liked listening to country music, decorating her home, and growing the most beautiful flowers in the world. She had a great appreciation for the intricate beauty in each flower that God made.

So many memories were made that her family and friends will cherish forever. They know that she is at peace with many of the ones she loved who went on before her. They will miss her dearly.

She is survived by her sons, Donald R. Kimbrough (Sherry), Smithville, MS and James H. Kimbrough (Delores), Greenwood Springs, MS; grandchildren, Greg Kimbrough (Robyn), Kevin Kimbrough, Daniel Kimbrough (Kelli), Andy Kimbrough (Valerie), Sarah Dabbs (Nathan), and Stacy Hamlett (Larry); 26 great-grandchildren; 6 nieces and nephews; special friends, Eulene Caldwell and Jan Lindsey.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Robert Petty and Larry Phipps; son, Jerry Kimbrough; siblings, Charlie Easter, Buford Easter, Bill Easter, Emma Jean Barham, Marie Easter, Vivian Easter, Neonia Easter, Ottie Mae Dahlem, Margaret Price and Elizabeth Miller.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 2:00 pm at EE Pickle Funeral Home in Amory, MS with Bro. Scott George officiating with music by Liesa George. Burial will follow in Hatley Cemetery with pallbearers being Bradon Kimbrough, Dalton Kimbrough, Jake Kimbrough, Ethan Kimbrough, Dylan Kimbrough, Remington Dabbs, and Conner Dabbs. Honorary pallbearers will be the members of Freedom Church in Smithville, MS.

Visitation for family and friends will be held at the funeral home in Amory, MS from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm on Thursday, November 9, 2023.
Donations may be made to Freedom Baptist Church, 63182 Highway 25 North, Smithville, MS 38870.