Dorothy Abbott

MALDEN - Dorothy Mae Mims Abbott, 71, died April 2, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

Born Dec. 26, 1931, in Truman, Ark., she was the daughter of the late William and Eugenia King George.

Survivors include: three sons, Leslie Wayne Mims of Kennett, Johnny Ralph Mims of Southaven, Miss., and Tommy Joe Mims of Jonesboro, Ark.; three daughters, Linda Karen Lewis of Midlothian, Va., Rita Sharon Nolen of Caruthersville and Lana Sue Robinson of Campbell, Calif.; three brothers, John Gary Woods of Malden, Richard G. Woods of Tarpon Spring, Fla., and Tommy L. Woods of Bridgeman, Mich.; and 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

One son, William Mims and one brother, Barney J. Woods, preceded her in death.

Visitation begins at 9 a.m. Saturday at Richards Funeral Home in New Madrid.

Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Evergreen Cemetery in New Madrid with the Rev. Lawrence Gibbon, officiating.