Dorothy Sue Pinkerton Sessions, age 82, of Nacogdoches passed away Friday, Sept. 27, 2013.
She was born in Tyler to Pickens and Elizabeth Pinkerton on Aug. 18, 1931. Dorothy graduated from Tyler Junior College where she was a Tyler Rose Princess, and The University of Texas at Austin. Her graduate studies continued at the University of Colorado Teacher's College and then East Texas Baptist University. She taught school in New London and Hallsville where she was the basketball coach. She went on to work in Marshall and later retired from the Texas Attorney General's Office.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Pickens Caldwell and Elizabeth Pirtle Pinkerton, of Tyler; son, Bill H.R. Sessions, of Grand Saline; and daughter, Virginia Montes, of Nacogdoches. She was also preceded in death by brothers Pickens, Travis "Speedy," and Dr. Justin Pinkerton.
She is survived by a sister, Virginia Buchanan, of Tyler; brother, Newt Pinkerton, of Dallas; and sister-in-law, Shirley Brown Pinkerton, of Tyler; and many nieces and nephews and their children.
Her surviving children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren are Susie and husband Mason Poe, of Richmond, Va., and granddaughter Vanessa, of Houston, and grandson, Barrett and wife Marium, and great-granddaughter Maya, of Chesterfield, Va.; Karen Tucker, of Nacogdoches, and grandsons, Wyatt Tucker and fiancée Ginger Hamilton, of Houston, and Will Tucker, of Nacogdoches; Marion and husband Kelly King, of Nacogdoches, and granddaughter, Brandi White and husband Chris White, of Nacogdoches, and great-grandchildren, Travis and Garrett, and grandson, Brent and wife Ronnie King, of Alabama, and great-granddaughter, Launa; son-in-law, Eli Montes, of Nacogdoches, and granddaughter, Amber and husband John Grigsby, of Lufkin, and great-granddaughters, Alexis, Madison and Taylor; and grandson, Ryan Sluterbeck and wife Nicole, of Lubbock; Richard and wife Lisa Sessions, of Houston; and Michael and wife Robin Sessions, of Tyler, and granddaughters, Carlie and Chelsea.
Dorothy served with delight as a "Pink Lady" for Memorial Hospital Auxiliary volunteers at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital for 14 years. She enjoyed more than 12,000 volunteer hours. Mother loved to cook for the doctors and staff while volunteering in the surgery waiting room there, especially desserts. She served as president of the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary three times and served as a docent at the Old Nacogdoches University Building. Dorothy was a member of First Christian Church and enjoyed singing in the choir. She also was a member and held offices in AARP and Texas Extension Education Association of Nacogdoches.
Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph on Oct. 3, 2013
She was born in Tyler to Pickens and Elizabeth Pinkerton on Aug. 18, 1931. Dorothy graduated from Tyler Junior College where she was a Tyler Rose Princess, and The University of Texas at Austin. Her graduate studies continued at the University of Colorado Teacher's College and then East Texas Baptist University. She taught school in New London and Hallsville where she was the basketball coach. She went on to work in Marshall and later retired from the Texas Attorney General's Office.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Pickens Caldwell and Elizabeth Pirtle Pinkerton, of Tyler; son, Bill H.R. Sessions, of Grand Saline; and daughter, Virginia Montes, of Nacogdoches. She was also preceded in death by brothers Pickens, Travis "Speedy," and Dr. Justin Pinkerton.
She is survived by a sister, Virginia Buchanan, of Tyler; brother, Newt Pinkerton, of Dallas; and sister-in-law, Shirley Brown Pinkerton, of Tyler; and many nieces and nephews and their children.
Her surviving children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren are Susie and husband Mason Poe, of Richmond, Va., and granddaughter Vanessa, of Houston, and grandson, Barrett and wife Marium, and great-granddaughter Maya, of Chesterfield, Va.; Karen Tucker, of Nacogdoches, and grandsons, Wyatt Tucker and fiancée Ginger Hamilton, of Houston, and Will Tucker, of Nacogdoches; Marion and husband Kelly King, of Nacogdoches, and granddaughter, Brandi White and husband Chris White, of Nacogdoches, and great-grandchildren, Travis and Garrett, and grandson, Brent and wife Ronnie King, of Alabama, and great-granddaughter, Launa; son-in-law, Eli Montes, of Nacogdoches, and granddaughter, Amber and husband John Grigsby, of Lufkin, and great-granddaughters, Alexis, Madison and Taylor; and grandson, Ryan Sluterbeck and wife Nicole, of Lubbock; Richard and wife Lisa Sessions, of Houston; and Michael and wife Robin Sessions, of Tyler, and granddaughters, Carlie and Chelsea.
Dorothy served with delight as a "Pink Lady" for Memorial Hospital Auxiliary volunteers at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital for 14 years. She enjoyed more than 12,000 volunteer hours. Mother loved to cook for the doctors and staff while volunteering in the surgery waiting room there, especially desserts. She served as president of the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary three times and served as a docent at the Old Nacogdoches University Building. Dorothy was a member of First Christian Church and enjoyed singing in the choir. She also was a member and held offices in AARP and Texas Extension Education Association of Nacogdoches.
Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph on Oct. 3, 2013
Dorothy Sue Pinkerton Sessions, age 82, of Nacogdoches passed away Friday, Sept. 27, 2013.
She was born in Tyler to Pickens and Elizabeth Pinkerton on Aug. 18, 1931. Dorothy graduated from Tyler Junior College where she was a Tyler Rose Princess, and The University of Texas at Austin. Her graduate studies continued at the University of Colorado Teacher's College and then East Texas Baptist University. She taught school in New London and Hallsville where she was the basketball coach. She went on to work in Marshall and later retired from the Texas Attorney General's Office.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Pickens Caldwell and Elizabeth Pirtle Pinkerton, of Tyler; son, Bill H.R. Sessions, of Grand Saline; and daughter, Virginia Montes, of Nacogdoches. She was also preceded in death by brothers Pickens, Travis "Speedy," and Dr. Justin Pinkerton.
She is survived by a sister, Virginia Buchanan, of Tyler; brother, Newt Pinkerton, of Dallas; and sister-in-law, Shirley Brown Pinkerton, of Tyler; and many nieces and nephews and their children.
Her surviving children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren are Susie and husband Mason Poe, of Richmond, Va., and granddaughter Vanessa, of Houston, and grandson, Barrett and wife Marium, and great-granddaughter Maya, of Chesterfield, Va.; Karen Tucker, of Nacogdoches, and grandsons, Wyatt Tucker and fiancée Ginger Hamilton, of Houston, and Will Tucker, of Nacogdoches; Marion and husband Kelly King, of Nacogdoches, and granddaughter, Brandi White and husband Chris White, of Nacogdoches, and great-grandchildren, Travis and Garrett, and grandson, Brent and wife Ronnie King, of Alabama, and great-granddaughter, Launa; son-in-law, Eli Montes, of Nacogdoches, and granddaughter, Amber and husband John Grigsby, of Lufkin, and great-granddaughters, Alexis, Madison and Taylor; and grandson, Ryan Sluterbeck and wife Nicole, of Lubbock; Richard and wife Lisa Sessions, of Houston; and Michael and wife Robin Sessions, of Tyler, and granddaughters, Carlie and Chelsea.
Dorothy served with delight as a "Pink Lady" for Memorial Hospital Auxiliary volunteers at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital for 14 years. She enjoyed more than 12,000 volunteer hours. Mother loved to cook for the doctors and staff while volunteering in the surgery waiting room there, especially desserts. She served as president of the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary three times and served as a docent at the Old Nacogdoches University Building. Dorothy was a member of First Christian Church and enjoyed singing in the choir. She also was a member and held offices in AARP and Texas Extension Education Association of Nacogdoches.
Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph on Oct. 3, 2013
She was born in Tyler to Pickens and Elizabeth Pinkerton on Aug. 18, 1931. Dorothy graduated from Tyler Junior College where she was a Tyler Rose Princess, and The University of Texas at Austin. Her graduate studies continued at the University of Colorado Teacher's College and then East Texas Baptist University. She taught school in New London and Hallsville where she was the basketball coach. She went on to work in Marshall and later retired from the Texas Attorney General's Office.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Pickens Caldwell and Elizabeth Pirtle Pinkerton, of Tyler; son, Bill H.R. Sessions, of Grand Saline; and daughter, Virginia Montes, of Nacogdoches. She was also preceded in death by brothers Pickens, Travis "Speedy," and Dr. Justin Pinkerton.
She is survived by a sister, Virginia Buchanan, of Tyler; brother, Newt Pinkerton, of Dallas; and sister-in-law, Shirley Brown Pinkerton, of Tyler; and many nieces and nephews and their children.
Her surviving children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren are Susie and husband Mason Poe, of Richmond, Va., and granddaughter Vanessa, of Houston, and grandson, Barrett and wife Marium, and great-granddaughter Maya, of Chesterfield, Va.; Karen Tucker, of Nacogdoches, and grandsons, Wyatt Tucker and fiancée Ginger Hamilton, of Houston, and Will Tucker, of Nacogdoches; Marion and husband Kelly King, of Nacogdoches, and granddaughter, Brandi White and husband Chris White, of Nacogdoches, and great-grandchildren, Travis and Garrett, and grandson, Brent and wife Ronnie King, of Alabama, and great-granddaughter, Launa; son-in-law, Eli Montes, of Nacogdoches, and granddaughter, Amber and husband John Grigsby, of Lufkin, and great-granddaughters, Alexis, Madison and Taylor; and grandson, Ryan Sluterbeck and wife Nicole, of Lubbock; Richard and wife Lisa Sessions, of Houston; and Michael and wife Robin Sessions, of Tyler, and granddaughters, Carlie and Chelsea.
Dorothy served with delight as a "Pink Lady" for Memorial Hospital Auxiliary volunteers at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital for 14 years. She enjoyed more than 12,000 volunteer hours. Mother loved to cook for the doctors and staff while volunteering in the surgery waiting room there, especially desserts. She served as president of the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary three times and served as a docent at the Old Nacogdoches University Building. Dorothy was a member of First Christian Church and enjoyed singing in the choir. She also was a member and held offices in AARP and Texas Extension Education Association of Nacogdoches.
Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph on Oct. 3, 2013
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