Dorothy Helen Brantley

Dorothy Helen Brantley of Lindsay was born on November 4, 1931 in Danville, Arkansas to Bill and Ivor Clara (Keener) Barnett. She passed away peacefully in her home on Monday, September 11, 2017 at the age of 85 years Dorothy lived in Pauls Valley and Maysville before moving to Lindsay in 2002. She married R. T. “Rush” Brantley in Ft. Smith, Arkansas and they were married for 49 years before his passing. Dorothy’s family meant everything to her and she loved spending time with them. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, reading, and studying her Bible. Her dogs were very important to her and she loved playing with them. Dorothy enjoyed visiting people, and drinking coffee with her friends. She was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church and she will be dearly missed by her family and friends. Survivors include her children: Ann Manning and her husband Kenneth of Ashdown, Arkansas, David Brantley and his wife Shelly of Moore, and Nita Bromlow and her husband Chuck of Purcell. And many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. Her fur babies, Tinker Bell, Pepe, and Portia. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, R. T. Brantley; son, Thomas Odell Brantley; parents, Bill and Ivor(Keener) Barnett; grandchildren, Steven Mitchell and Mindi Bromlow-Boston; sisters, Loyce Pratt, Pearl Huffman, June Sullivan, and Mary Ruth Kyzar; and brothers, Lonzo Barnett and Bill Barnett. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, Friday, September 15, 2017 at the Abundant Love Fellowship, Maysville, OK with Bro. Wearthy Shank officiating. Burial will be in the Antioch Cemetery under the direction of John W. Williams of Winans Funeral Home, Maysville, OK. Words of comfort may be sent to the family at www.winansfuneralhome.com