Joyce Marilyn Dumas

In Loving Memory

of

Joyce Marilyn Dumas
May 7, 1936 – March 17, 2026

Mrs. Joyce Marilyn Dumas, age 89, of McCalla, Alabama, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday evening, March 17, 2026. Marilyn was born in Chaonia, Missouri, on May 7, 1936, to
James R. and Edna V. (Forister) Allison. She graduated from Beaumont High School in 1953 in St. Louis, Missouri.

Throughout her professional life, Marilyn held various secretarial/bookkeeper positions. In January 1972, she and Bill moved to Ocala, Florida, from Florissant, Missouri, to become owners of Dumas Sew & Vac. They were in business for many years. In Ocala, Marilyn was actively involved in DAR, Project Pup, and one of the founding members of the Central Florida Hunting Retriever Club. She was the southeast regional PR director of the national club for several years.

In May 2017, she moved to Alabama to live with her daughter Karen. She greatly enjoyed family time, sewing, family genealogy, her golden retrievers, and especially ice cream and chocolate.

A Remembrance Visitation was held on Sunday, March 22, 2026, at Currie-Jefferson Funeral Home in Hoover, Alabama. Interment will be at Bushnell National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida, on March 31, 2026 at 11:30 am.

Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents, husband Bill Dumas, and her granddaughter Brittany Murnane Hall. She is survived by her daughters Nancy (Thomas) Murnane of Ocoee, FL and Karen Fuller of McCalla, AL; grandchildren Ryan (Anna) Murnane of Virginia Beach, VA, Nicholas (Kaylee) Fuller of Alabaster, AL, grandson-in-law Douglas Hall of Crocker, MO, Jillian Elaine Jordan of Spotsylvania, VA, and Karen (John) Braun of Sparks, NV; great- grandchildren: Talitha, Manasseh, Aquila, and Benaiah Murnane of Virginia Beach, VA, Sabil
and Ben Hall of Crocker, MO, Colton (Victoria), Caitlin, Kendall, Kobie Jordan all of Virgina, and Alec (Timber) Braun of CA, Emilie (Roland) Wheeler and Annie (Nick) Giambruno of WA, plus Blair Fuller due in June 2026 along with 4 great-great grandchildren Cole Jordan, Boston and Blythe Braun, and True Wheeler; her sister Ruth Hempen of Florissant, MO; and many other family members. A special thank you to Compassus Hospice for their loving care of mom and the many prayers lifted on her behalf by family and friends during the last several weeks. Thanks for being a blessing to us!

John 14:27

"…the God of the mountain is still God in the valley…"
"Think it's time for ice cream!" Mom