Lillian Dooley

CHAFFEE - Lillian Rea Dooley, 79, died at 6:50 a.m. Nov. 5, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

Born Dec. 7, 1921, at Atkins, Ark., daughter of the late Bertie Alvin and Katie Muirhead Bixler, she was a member of the First Christian Church in Chaffee.

On March 6, 1937, she married Noble F. Dooley who preceded her in death on May 16, 1982.

Survivors include: five sons, Troy Dooley of Jackson, Gerald Dooley of Terre Haute, Ind., and Ed Dooley and Pete Dooley of Chaffee; four daughters, Joyce Dooley of Chaffee, Shirley Keachie of St. Louis, Linda Kraemer of Jackson and Rebecca Supak of Springfield; one brother, Jack Bixler of Jackson; one sister, Berdine Hampton of Lansing, Mich.; and 20 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.

Also preceding her in death were one son, Larry Dooley, six brothers, one sister and one grandchild.

Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.

Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First Christian Church with the Rev. Vyron Yount officiating.

Burial will follow in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens near Morley.

Pallbearers will be: Ryan Dooley, Dustin Bryant, Korky Bryant, Seau Dooley, Michael Keachie and Randy Dooley.

Memorial contributions

may be sent to the

First Christian Church

Davidson and Third Streets

Chaffee, Mo. 63740