Doris Ann Dyess, 66 of Irwinville, Georgia, died Friday, May 19, 2023, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie, Georgia.
Funeral services will be held 2PM Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at Waterloo Baptist Church in Irwin County, Georgia, with the Rev. Mark Spence and Rev. Dr. Jeffery Pangle officiating. The interment will follow in the Eureka Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Tuesday.
Mrs. Doris was born September 26, 1956, in Tift County, Georgia, to the late Bennie and Modell King Wright. She was a devoted caregiver to her husband of fifty years, and also worked in sewing and customer service for a number of years. She loved all animals especially her dog Honey Bee, and adored her numerous grand and great grandchildren. Mrs. Doris was a member of Waterloo Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband: James Dyess of Irwinville; her children: Tater Bug Dyess of Mystic, and Brenda Nixon & Shannon of Irwinville and Lisa Collins & Derrick of Mystic; seven grandchildren: Kaylee Sapp & Logan, Rylee Lamb, Keaton Nixon, Kimberly Ward & Dillon, Justin Nixon & Haley, Kaycee Nixon and Darron Collins; three great grandchildren: Lilleigh Kate Nixon, Charley Maverick Nixon, and Emmie Lou Ward; six siblings: Mary Ann Lamb, Peggy Washington & Shelton, Thelma Suggs, Laurette Medlin, June Bug Wright & Sharon, and Martha Cox. Other than her parents, she is preceded in death by a daughter, Dixie Marie Dyess.