Dorothy “Dot” Mae Pinion, 86, died Sept. 30, 2016, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Lakeland.
She was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina to the late Lewis Jackson Sr. and Bonnie Belloe Nobles on Aug. 16, 1930. She moved as an infant with her family to LaBelle, Florida, where she grew up. She worked for several years as a telephone switchboard operator in Ft. Myers. She married Herman P. Pinion on June 29, 1959. Together, they moved to Plant City in 1960. She was active for many years at Midway Baptist Church in Plant City, where she served as the deacon’s wife. She also served in the Homebound Ministry and on the Bereavement Food Committee. In her later years, she was a member of Church on the Rock. She had been a resident at Arbor Oaks Assisted Living in Lakeland since 2013. She was known for her sweet, gentle spirit right to the end.
She is survived by her daughters, Cheryl Bryant (Claude), of Lakeland, and Charlene “Patti” Austin (Chris), of Raleigh, North Carolina; grandsons, Dylan Austin, Sean Austin and Langley Bryant; sister, Joanne Craft; and many loving nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Herman; brother, Lewis J. Nobles Jr.; and sister, June Howard.
A service was held at Church on the Rock.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Church on the Rock or Good Shepherd Hospice at ChaptersHealth.org.
Online condolences may be made at WellsMemorial.com.