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Dortha “Dot” Elam McMahan

Birth
Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Death
18 May 2017 (aged 85)
Manchester, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Shady Grove, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Funeral services for Ms. Dortha “Dot” Rigsby McMahan will be conducted on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 11 AM at Manchester Funeral Home with Elder Keith Sims officiating. Burial will follow in the Shady Grove Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Friday, May 19, from 5-8 PM at the funeral home. Ms. McMahan passed away Thursday, May 18 at Manchester Healthcare Center in Manchester.

Ms. Dortha was born on August 26, 1931, to the late S.L. and Hersie Barnes Elam, in Warren County, TN. She was a housewife who loved sewing, quilting, cooking, watching sports (especially the Braves and UT) on TV, and singing with the family gospel group, The Rigsby Family. Ms. Dot was a long-time member of the Shady Grove Baptist Church and a member of the Shady Grove Community Club.

In addition to her parents, Ms. Dot was preceded in death by her first husband of 38 years, Bill Rigsby, her second husband of 19 years, Walter Leighton McMahan, and one sister, Jimmie Sue Elam Vaughn. She is survived by her daughters, Debbie Winton of Manchester, and Dianne (Lynn) Anderson of the Shady Grove Community; five grandchildren, Chad (Lora) Winton, Justin (Tara) Winton, Vicki Anderson, Jimmy (Nikki) Anderson, and Joseph (Jessica) Anderson; and five great-grandchildren: Katelyn, Jacob, Lily, and Hannah Anderson


MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE Rigsby-McMahan FAMILY
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Funeral services for Ms. Dortha “Dot” Rigsby McMahan will be conducted on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 11 AM at Manchester Funeral Home with Elder Keith Sims officiating. Burial will follow in the Shady Grove Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Friday, May 19, from 5-8 PM at the funeral home. Ms. McMahan passed away Thursday, May 18 at Manchester Healthcare Center in Manchester.

Ms. Dortha was born on August 26, 1931, to the late S.L. and Hersie Barnes Elam, in Warren County, TN. She was a housewife who loved sewing, quilting, cooking, watching sports (especially the Braves and UT) on TV, and singing with the family gospel group, The Rigsby Family. Ms. Dot was a long-time member of the Shady Grove Baptist Church and a member of the Shady Grove Community Club.

In addition to her parents, Ms. Dot was preceded in death by her first husband of 38 years, Bill Rigsby, her second husband of 19 years, Walter Leighton McMahan, and one sister, Jimmie Sue Elam Vaughn. She is survived by her daughters, Debbie Winton of Manchester, and Dianne (Lynn) Anderson of the Shady Grove Community; five grandchildren, Chad (Lora) Winton, Justin (Tara) Winton, Vicki Anderson, Jimmy (Nikki) Anderson, and Joseph (Jessica) Anderson; and five great-grandchildren: Katelyn, Jacob, Lily, and Hannah Anderson


MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE Rigsby-McMahan FAMILY
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  • Maintained by: Michael Neal
  • Originally Created by: BBrown
  • Added: May 18, 2017
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179463202/dortha-mcmahan: accessed ), memorial page for Dortha “Dot” Elam McMahan (26 Aug 1931–18 May 2017), Find a Grave Memorial ID 179463202, citing Shady Grove Cemetery, Shady Grove, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Michael Neal (contributor 50532883).