Dorothy Cochran Cummins Kirkey

Dorothy Cochran Cummins Kirkey, age 90 years, passed away Sunday morning, January 23, 2011 at the Elmcroft Assisted Living in Roswell, Georgia. Dorothy was born April 6, 1920 in Vienna, Illinois. She was the daughter of C.F. Cochran and Violet (Parker) Cochran-Burris. She married Robert L. (Bob) Cummins on July 18, 1943. He preceded her in death on September 19, 1990. She was later united in marriage to Charles Kirkey in 2001 and he preceded her in death in 2004. After her children were in school, Dorothy worked for the U.S. Forest Service. Following her retirement, Dorothy loved to volunteer and she often played the piano at the Hillview Health Care Center in Vienna. Her fondest memories were of her life in Ganntown and Vienna. Dorothy moved to Georgia to be closer to her daughter, Susan and son, Jim. Dorothy loved to play bridge, bowl, golf and make peanut brittle. She often spoke of the times when her children were in high school and friends came to the house. Dorothy was a 1938 graduate of the Vienna High School. She was a member of the Vienna First United Methodist Church and was a 60+ year member, Past-Matron and former organist of Banner Chapter # 614 Order of the Eastern Star. She is survived by a brother, Wayne Cochran; three children: Bob (Barb) Cummins of Lake Placid, FL, Susan (Jim) Cochran of Marietta, GA, and Jim Cummins of Woodstock, GA; granddaughters: Beth (Rafael) Postigo of Minneapolis, MN and Jenny (Corry) VanDerMeer of St. Louis, MO and their children Jacob and Nikki; grandsons: Derick (Tana) Cummins of Dongola, IL and children Dakota, Daley, & Delanie; and Darin (Maria) Cummins of French Lick, IN and their sons Dayton, Dillon, & Dustin. Dorothy was a courageous woman who dealt with Type 1 diabetes for 43 years. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 27, 2011, at 10 AM at the Vienna First United Methodist Church. Pastor Lance Leeds will officiate. Private interment will be in the Vienna Fraternal Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 PM - 7:30 PM Wednesday at Bailey Funeral Home in Vienna. Eastern Star rites will be accorded at 7:30 PM Wednesday. The preferred form of remembrance would be donations in Dorothy's memory to Vienna First United Methodist Church, PO Box 1349, Vienna, IL 62995 or to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 120 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005-4001.

Dorothy Cochran Cummins Kirkey

April 6, 1920 - January 23, 2011