Greenville, KY., Dorothy Mae Hope, 91, of Greenville passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital. She was born in Muhlenberg County on September 10, 1930 the daughter of Hershel Lear and Dora Elizabeth Mayes Lear. She was a housewife and a homemaker. She was a member of Joines Chapel General Baptist Church. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, and she enjoyed cooking for her family and working on the family farm.
Mrs. Hope was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 64 years Sep Hope in 2011 and a sister Eula Dell Jones in 2020.
She is survived by 1 son Donnie (Joyce) Hope of Greenville, 3 daughters Barbara McCain of Greenville, Judy Kemp of Hopkinsville, and Debbie (Gerry) Johnson of Hopkinsville, 6 grandchildren Stephanie (Mike) Humphries, Stacey (Rick) Jennings, Jared Kemp Donna Hope, Haley (Kyle) Geary, and Jacob (Ariel) Johnson, 6 great grandchildren Morgan Humphries, Emery Jennings, Lily Geary, Wyatt Geary, Weston Geary, and Collier Johnson.
Visitation will begin at 11:00 AM on September 4, 2022 at Gary’s Funeral Home in Greenville until time of funeral.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, September 4, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Gary’s Funeral Home in Greenville, KY conducted by Rev. Mike Humphries. Burial will follow at Joines Chapel General Baptist Church Cemetery in Elkton, KY.