1923
Dorothy
2015
Dorothy Day
June 27, 1923 — January 27, 2015
Dorothy Mae Day, age 91 years of Niles, Michigan died Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Saint Joseph, Michigan. She was born June 27, 1923 in Monroe, Michigan to Carl and Maud M. (Ivory) Hamilton.
Dorothy was a 1941 graduate of Niles High School (the former Central High School building) and retired from Simplicity Pattern Company after more than 35 years. She was an independent and strong woman; she was the first female to play for the Simplicity golf team and was a member of the Mother Voguettes in Niles. Dorothy was on the missionary board and was trustee for Franklin A.M.E. Church in Niles.
Surviving family includes one grandson, Heath Day of California; two great-grandchildren, Xavier and Oscar and several nieces and nephews.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her son, Dennis Day and her sisters, Emogene and Bondena.
Memorial Services for Dorothy Mae Day will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Franklin A.M.E. Church in Niles with the Reverend Rebecca R. Mitchell officiating. Burial will be at Mission Hills, Niles.
Donations in memory of Dorothy may be made to the Franklin A.M.E. Church.
Dorothy was a 1941 graduate of Niles High School (the former Central High School building) and retired from Simplicity Pattern Company after more than 35 years. She was an independent and strong woman; she was the first female to play for the Simplicity golf team and was a member of the Mother Voguettes in Niles. Dorothy was on the missionary board and was trustee for Franklin A.M.E. Church in Niles.
Surviving family includes one grandson, Heath Day of California; two great-grandchildren, Xavier and Oscar and several nieces and nephews.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her son, Dennis Day and her sisters, Emogene and Bondena.
Memorial Services for Dorothy Mae Day will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Franklin A.M.E. Church in Niles with the Reverend Rebecca R. Mitchell officiating. Burial will be at Mission Hills, Niles.
Donations in memory of Dorothy may be made to the Franklin A.M.E. Church.
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