Mary Delores Peele

Dothan, Ala. - Mary Delores Peele, of Dothan, Ala., passed away Thursday, March 19, 2009, at Flowers Hospital. She was 81.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2009, at 1 p.m. in the Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. William Gerald Peele officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park with Robert Byrd directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12:30 p.m. - 1 p.m. on Saturday.
Mrs. Peele was born in New Haven, Ky., on January 22, 1928, and grew up in Louisville, Ky. She was married in 1948 and raised two sons and two daughters. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Her family was her greatest strength and love. Mrs. Peele was a 50 year resident of Athens, Ga., and was a member of Prospect United Methodist Church. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, bird watching and gardening. Her yard was registered with the Audubon Society.
Mrs. Peele was preceded in death by her husband, James Andrew Peele Sr., and by her parents, Luke McKinley Seward and Hester Agness Despain.
Survivors include her sons, James (Christy) Peele Jr., Dothan and William Gerald (Rachel) Peele of Rock Spring, Ga.; her daughters, Sharon (Frank) Butcher of Valdosta, Ga., Robin (David) Dobbins of Knoxville, Tenn.; nine grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; her brother, Sonny (Ann) Seward of Louisville, Ky.; her sister, Yvonne Cook of Cincinnati, Ohio; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Robert Byrd of Sunset Funeral Home, (334) 983-6604, is in charge of arrangements. Visit www.SunsetMemorialPark.com for more information.