Dorothy Maxey, 91, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2026, at Diversicare in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Born on June 22, 1935, in Calhoun County, Mississippi, Dorothy was the daughter of the late Willie Jessie and Lillian Glenn Quarles.
Throughout her life, Dorothy was a hardworking and devoted woman who spent many years employed in the furniture and hosiery factories. She found happiness in life’s simple pleasures and especially enjoyed the beauty of flowers in her yard and houseplants in her home. Although she didn’t have a green thumb, she still loved surrounding herself with flowers and plants.
Dorothy also enjoyed listening to gospel music and spending time watching her favorite television programs. She was a member of First Church of the Nazarene in Grenada, Mississippi.
She leaves behind two sons, Kevin Maxey and Keith Maxey; three grandchildren, Collins Maxey, Lillian Maxey, and Shayna Maxey; two great-grandchildren, Avery Cross and Charles Young; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Willie Jessie and Lillian Glenn Quarles; her siblings, Martha Jewel Holley, and J.C., C. Dean, Winston, Billy Wayne, and Gene Quarles, and one great-grandson, Leland Cross.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, November 6, 2026, at Tutor Memorial Funeral Home in Pontotoc, with visitation beginning at 12 p.m. Burial will follow at County Line Cemetery.
