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Dorothy Jean McMillin

Posted at 11:30 pm November 21, 2012
By Dawn Huotari Leave a Comment

Dorothy Jean McMillin

Dorothy Jean McMillin

Dorothy Jean McMillin, 83, of Knoxville, passed away on Nov. 18.

She was born on Sept. 17, 1929, in Harlan County, Ky., to parents Ishere and Ada Graham Osborne.

Dorothy was a homemaker and a member of First Christian Church of Oak Ridge, and she had been a volunteer at Parkwest Medical Center.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, James Paul McMillin; and sisters, Mildred Barker, Oda Mae Carrico, and Gladys Noel.

Her survivors include her sons, Paul L. McMillin (Johneta) and James Clark McMillin (Kathy), all of Knoxville; daughters, Iris Davenport (Clyde) of Knoxville and Linda Cole of Newport, Ore.; and five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

The family received friends Wednesday, Nov. 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Weatherford Mortuary. The funeral will be held in the chapel of Weatherford Mortuary on Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. with Rev. Jesse Bradshaw officiating. A graveside service will be held on Friday, Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. at Oak Ridge Memorial Park.

The family requests that memorials be in the form of donations to First Christian Church Memorial Fund, 100 Gum Hollow Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830.

An online guest book may be signed at weatherfordmortuary.com.

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