Mary J. Dooley

Beautiful inside and out! Always smiling with the most positive optimistic personality! Mary J. Dooley was known by many as "Queen Miss Mary!'. As a devout Spirit-Filled Roman Catholic, she loved to Pray all her life. Well, our Lord showed up and orchestrated Miss Mary to be surrounded by her Family she adored as Jesus Christ peacefully slipped her into HIS Loving arms at 11:30AM , June 4,2022 fittingly on a bright sunny day! It was by no accident that it was also Pentecost celebration weekend! HallleluYAh! Heaven is a lot brighter now that our precious Queen MARY IS THERE!

Mary was a Coal Miner's Daughter, born October 8, 1916, via Josephine & Salvatore Miceli), in Wilkes-Barre, PA, making her 105 ½ years young! In PA, she held many leadership rolls at St. Dominc's Catholic Church. Her creativity made ALL events shine with elegance and beauty!

Then Mary moved and lived over 37 years in St. Marys with her only Daughter, Dr. Marguerite D. Durr, husband Ed Durr, & Grandson Dwayne Durr. Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, where her Name with the Durr Family, adorns one of the gorgeous stained glass windows, depicting "The Visitation, stands in OLSOS Church today!

Miss Mary has blessed this world with her many amazing talents as a Professional Seamstress for high end Leslie Fay Clothing , as an accomplished Artist, as a leading officer for ILGWU Conventions where she got an autographed picture with President Kennedy and Senator Ted Kennedy, also as a stage manager for Little theatre plays, also as a dancer with the local Line dance Troup called "Get Off Your Rockers" until she was in her 80's, keeping up with dancers half her age!

Mary's first passion in life was Jesus Christ, next was her beautiful close-knit Family! Whether she was swimming & playing pool games with all her Grandchildren in her Daughter's pool, or taking many fun-filled trips to many beaches they visited all together, , Mary was in her glory! While her daughter was in SC and GA School Systems, Mary would read story books to her thrilled students! Her homemade banana bread and from scratch blueberry muffins were second to none! She was crowned Queen twice at St. Mary's Senior Center Balls, & sat in a refurbished gold convertible in the local Mardi Gras parade happily throwing beads to all the children at the parades! She was honored by past Mayor Jerry Brandon by awarding her "The Key to the City, as Queen of the Center!" She LOVED LIFE! AND LIFE LOVED HER!

Survived by her Sister Nancy Soley. Predeceased by her two Brothers, Joseph and Steve Miceli, her 2 Sisters, Anna Kondratick, and Rose Long, her mentioned above Grandchildren and great Grands, many nephews nieces and Cousins, including her Great Grand fur- baby dog , Sadie, all very loved by Mary.

Only a Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, June 10 ^th , at our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church with Priest Father Marius Presiding. To honor Mary's favorite color, please try to wear "some pink" if you plan to attend her Mass in her honor. A private interment will follow the mass. Those serving as Pallbearers are Grandsons Brian & Dwayne Durr, & Great Grandsons Jon, Nick & Matthew Durr, and Jack Todd. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that Memorial contributions be made to any of the following in Mary's honor: Our Lady Star of the Sea Building Fund, The St. Marys Senior Care Center, or Hospice of Golden Isles.

Allison Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements of Mrs. Mary J. Dooley.