Photo courtesy of Hargett Funeral Service, Inc. - Greensboro
Mar 19, 1936 - Feb 6, 2026
Grandma Dot as I so lovingly called you so glad I was blessed with the opportunity to know and love you. You were an angel on earth and now in heaven. Rest in external peace and paradise. Love you.
Kathy Davis
February 15, 2026 | High Point, NC | Friend
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Timothy McAdoo
February 15, 2026 | Greensboro, NC | Neighbor
Glenda, Jim, Michael,Van. With a heavy heart
I am saddened to learn of Dot's passing. Because I have walked in your very shoe several times, the pain seems to never go
away. Just know God wii take care of your love. Dot is in no pain anymore and looks down from Heaven on each of you. She is back with those who went before her. I pray
for each of you to find comfort in knowing we all care. Rest in peace Dot and we will see you again. Carolyn Jean Womack
Carolyn Jean Womack
February 13, 2026 | Greensboro, NC | Family
Dear Family
We hope somehow you can feel all tha our hearts want to say ....and you know how much caring goes out to you.
Keeping you in prayer from across the miles
With Sympathy
Jonathan & Tamara Hampton
Tamara Hampton
February 13, 2026 | Worcester, MA | Family
GLENDA and the Milton family, So Sad to her of Ms Dot's passing, know that she is in the care of our Lord and saviors Jesus Christ, I will pray that God's Grace and Mercy will cover u thru these trying times. Be Blessed.
Teresa Farrar
February 13, 2026 | Browns Summit, NC | Friend
Sending our sincerest condolences and love.
Dianne Sibley
February 13, 2026 | Greensboro, NC | Family
Mrs. Dot, I am happy to have known a wonderful person like you. A woman that loved the Lord her God and her family and it was difficult to hear of your home going and to that I say to God be the Glory for all that He has done in the life of such a special person. To Glenda and her family I want you all to know that you are in my thoughts and prayers and be reminded that Mrs. Dot is home now resting with her Lord. I know this because of what the Bible says, " Let not your heart be troubled: ye...
Terence A. (Tony) Farrar
February 12, 2026 | GREENSBORO, NC | Friend
Thanks for always being a great neighbor and friend to my mom Ossie Lawrence. Prayers for the family during this difficult time.
Priscilla Baxter
February 12, 2026 | Garner, NC | Friend
Condolence and Prayers for the Milton Family. Love !!
Rachael Galloway
February 11, 2026 | Danville, VA
On Friday February 6, 2026, as God walked through His garden He saw fit to pluck a beautiful flower who was ready to be picked at that hour. Dorthy Donnell Milton, was born March 19, 1936 to the late Rufus and Carrie Jones Donnell. She was the oldest of seven siblings.
”Dot” as she was affectionately known, was a life long resident of Guilford County and attended Poplar Grove Elementary School and Graduated from Brown Summit High School.
At an early age Dot was Baptized at White Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church where she was a life member. She was a member of the Missionary Ministry, and worked faithfully supporting functions sponsored by the missionaries. She especially enjoyed her role of collecting for the Mother’s Day Patron List. It was a known fact that she always be the leader in collecting more patrons than anyone. She had also served as an usher in her earlier years. She supported the church unselfishly in every way that was needed.
She was united in Holy Matrimony to the late Henry Milton and was loving and devoted mother to six children. Dot loved life and she loved people. She was passionate about helping family, friends, and strangers. She never expected anything in return, nor did she want recognition for any of her deeds. Everything she did was from the kindness of her heart. She knew that her reward was waiting for her in heaven. She worked as a caregiver for many years to the Cunningham and Armfield families and loved these children as she did her own. Dot was a great cook and displayed her cooking skills by cooking meals for family and friends. Everyone was welcome to stop by Dot’s house for a meal.
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by her sons, Anthony Donnell, Larry and Grayland Milton, her brothers Rufus and Lorenzo Donnell, her granddaughter Tanisha Fewell, and her great- grandson RySyrus Whitehurst.
Dot’s presence will be deeply missed. She touched the lives of everyone around her with kindness, a helping hand, and her words of encouragement.
Loved ones left to cherish her memories are her children, Micheal Donnell, Glenda Milton, James Milton; her step-son Van Barber; her siblings, Carolyn Watlington, George Donnell (Minnie), James Donnell (Carolyn) and Gloria White; grandchildren, Ridge Milton, Anthony Donnell Jr, Damion Spencer, Larissa Milton, Rikki Singletary; Great granddaughter Kaitlyn Spencer, sister in-law Debbie Donnell; special cousin, Josephine Frazier, special friends, Frances Womack, Betty Graves, Virginia Benton and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
A homegoing celebration will be held on Sunday, February 15 in the Goldie Hargett Memorial Chapel, 905 E. Market Street, Greensboro; visitation with the family begins at 12:30 pm followed by the service at 1:00 pm. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Park.
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