Dorothy Gilmore

Dorothy Gilmore September 13, 1924 - February 9, 2009 COLUMBUS, GA — Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Gilmore will be held 11:00 AM Monday, February 9, 2009 at Saint Paul AME Church; 847 Fifth Street Madison, GA 30650. Rev. Cedric Cotton Officiating. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Madison GA. Visitation will be 10:00 AM to 8:30 PM Sunday at the Funeral Home (Mapp-Gilmore Pyramid Funeral Home) Madison GA. Mrs. Gilmore was born September 13, 1924 in Orlando, Florida to the late Ulysses Dixon of Dawson, Georgia and the late Amrose Stewart of Madison, Georgia. Dorothy was the granddaughter of the late Oscar and Hattie Mapp and niece of the late Olga Mapp of Madison, Georgia. She departed this earthy life on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at the home of her daughter. On March 28, 1953, she was united in Holy Matrimony to the late John V. Gilmore, Jr. This union was blessed with two children of which their son, Oliver A. Gilmore, Sr., preceded her in death. Mrs. Gilmore retired in 1982 from the Muscogee County Board of Education, Columbus, Georgia having taught school there for 32 years. She started her teaching career in Morgan County, Georgia after graduating from Fort Valley State College (currently Fort Valley State University), Fort Valley, Georgia. Dorothy returned to Madison to help carry on the family business, Mapp Funeral Home, after her parents became ill. She was a life member of the 7th District and Georgia Funeral Service Practitioners Association, Inc. She was a life member of 100 Black Women of Funeral Service; Star Amaranth, OES #15; the African-American Museum in Madison and the Retired Teacher Association. Dorothy joined St. Paul A. M. E. Church at an early age. Although she moved to Columbus, Georgia she still maintained her membership there. When she returned to Madison, she again became an active member. She leaves to cherish her memory a devoted daughter, Mrs. Olga Warren (Brady E.) of Fayetteville, GA; four grandchildren, Spc. Oliver A. (Kelly) Gilmore, Jr. of Ft. Lewis, Washington, Christopher E. Gilmore of Nashville, TN, Brittany Burke of Atlanta, Georgia and Brady Gilmore of Madison, Georgia; one sister, Mrs. Lottie B. Johnson of Covington, Georgia; a devoted cousin, Reverend Mance Mapp and devoted neighbors and friends, Lucy Harris, Ernest Davis, George Carter and Patricia Brown; and a host of other relatives, friends and Mapp-Gilmore Pyramid Funeral Home Staff.