MRS. DOROTHY TALLEY was born on January 1, 1966 to the late Mae Helen Cooley and Cecil “Lep” Cooley, Sr. She attended Waynesboro Central High School, graduating with the Class of 1984. She was a caregiver and preschool teacher at First Baptist Church. Dorothy was also a dedicated member of the Pentecostal Church of God in Waynesboro, MS.
DOROTHY was preceded in death by her mother Mae Helen Cooley; her father Cecil “Lep” Cooley, Sr.; two brothers: Cecil Cooley Jr. and Michael Cooley, and one sister, Lykissa Arrington.
DOROTHY leaves to cherish her memories her husband Terry Talley; her children: Jerrica (Lagarius) Knight, Jerriintye Hinton, Terry Talley Jr., Terrica Talley, and Tirron Talley; her siblings: James (Jackie) Cooley, Sr., Sandra (Hillary) Johnson, Labarron (Carolyn) Cooley, and Kenneth Everett. Missing her presence also are her two grandchildren Madison Cooks and Carson Knight; a special sister in law, Gloria Cooley, and a host of aunts, nieces, nephews and friends.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 12:00 noon at Waynesboro Cemetery in Waynesboro MS, with Elder Martell Padgett officiating.
II Timothy 4:7-8 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing, Well done…”
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