Mrs. Dorothy Lee Dawson, 85, of Cartersville, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2011, at Starcrest of Cartersville. She was born in Euharlee, March 25, 1925, the daughter of the late Robert H. Hubbard and the late Emma Emerson Hubbard. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church and was a wonderful homemaker. Dot loved life and was over the top in anything that she did. She was a great mother and grandmother and loved her family dearly. Preceding her in death was her husband, Lawrence Dawson, her parents, her brothers, Cecil and Ellis Hubbard, and her sister, Jodell Hubbard Gentry.

Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Terry and Johnette Dawson, her daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Larry Woods; her grandchildren and their spouses, Teresa Stiles, Kim and Shane Jackson and Jennifer and David Stiles; her great-grandchildren; Joshua and Jordan Stiles; and her sister, Pauline "Polly" McIntyre.

Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, March 19, at Macedonia Baptist Church in Kingston at 11 a.m. with the Reverend Ted Towns officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. The family received friends at Parnick Jennings Funeral Home Friday evening.

Serving as pallbearers were the following gentlemen: Shane Jackson, David Stiles, Joshua Stiles, Jim Benfield, Danny Armstrong and Michael Forsyth. Charles Forsyth served as an honorary pallbearer.

Please join Dorothy's family in honoring her life by visiting www.jenningsfuneralhome.com to share memories and to post tributes.

Parnick Jennings Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 430 Cassville Road, Cartersville, is entrusted with the arrangements for Mrs. Dorothy Lee Dawson.