Obituary of Dora Middlebrooks

Services for Dora D. Middlebrooks, 88, Overton, will be at 10:00 am, Thursday, June 23, in the Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Johnny Wright officiating. Burial will follow in Overton City Cemetery. Mrs. Middlebrooks passed from this world Tuesday, June 21, 2011. She was born December 13, 1922 in Overton to the late Barron Scott and Nettie Ella Mae Still Gill. She was a life long resident of Overton and graduated Overton High School in 1941. She married Virgil E. Middlebrooks June 1, 1942 in Gregg County and she was a homemaker. Dora was a member of the Grace Herald Baptist Church, a resident of Overton Healthcare Center and president of the Resident Council.   She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Virgil E. Middlebrooks, August 13, 1997. Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Scotty Middlebrooks, Grapevine and Virgil L. and Cathy Middlebrooks, Overton; a sister and brother, Gladys Large and Bobby Gill, both of Overton; three grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, four great great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Ryan Goff, Brady Middlebrooks, Kirk Ray, David Large, Charles Thrash and Less Jackson.