Dorothy Coke

ANNISTON - Dorothy P. Coke, 75, died at 10:43 a.m. June 25, 2006, in the Missouri Delta Medical Center at Sikeston.

Born Jan. 6, 1931, in Desloge, to the late Leslie Monroe and Martha Elizabeth White Allen, she lived most of her life in Mississippi County where she was a member of the Ollie Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Wilson City.

Survivors include: a stepdaughter, Janet Parker of Granite City, Ill.; a brother, Noah "Gene" Allen of Lonedell; and a step granddaughter, Tammy Parker of Clearwater, Fla.

In addition to her parents, one brother and four sisters preceded her in death.

Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. today at the Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie, where services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Melvin Williams will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Anniston Cemetery.