[List] Obituary: Dot Miree
Cecil Stokes
cstokes at hiwaay.net
Tue Jul 13 10:09:07 EDT 2021
Dorothy McKemie "Dot" Miree
Dorothy Mae McKemie Miree passed away at her home on Thursday, July 9,
surrounded by family members.
She was born in Wetumpka, Alabama, to Herman Chester McKemie and Ida
Belle Lull McKemie. Her family moved to Birmingham where she met the man
who would become her husband of 76 years, Aubrey R. ("Reggie") Miree,
Jr. They married in 1944 in Santa Ana, California, before he shipped out
to the Pacific Theater of World War II. After the war, they settled in
Birmingham, and in 1952, they moved to Huntsville for Reggie to open a
business. Dot worked for a few years at Morton*Thiokol* and then became
an active member of the Huntsville community, volunteering and serving
on various boards and participating in and leading many women's groups.
In her "second career" after the children were grown, she worked for the
Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce in the Government and
Public Affairs Office. In that role, she was able to bring together her
organizational skills and connections made through decades of volunteer
work to serve local businesses and industry in developing strong
relationships with government, particularly the elected representatives
in Washington, DC. At that time, she was awarded the Outstanding
Civilian Service Award by the U. S. Army, and received recognition from
both Houses of the U. S. Congress.
She and her husband were long-time members of the First Presbyterian
Church where she worked with various youth groups and Women's Circles.
She was a founding member and past President of the Cosmopolitan Club, a
member of the Symphony Guild (serving as Chairperson for one of the
first Debutante Ball seasons), a member of several bridge clubs and
informal bridge groups, a volunteer at Huntsville Hospital, and a member
of a very active and challenging book club. She played golf regularly
throughout her life, and even achieved a hole-in-one at the Huntsville
Country Club. She was a lifelong Democrat who worked with the League of
Women Voters, and was active in the Democratic Party locally, at the
state level, and nationally. Although she loved the family "lake house"
in Guntersville, her heart was always at the beach of Beacon Hill,
Florida. She was able to make one last trip there in May of this year to
visit with family and friends.
She is survived by her children, Dr. Lucia Miree of Bulgaria, Marian
Miree Bevel of Huntsville, and A. R. "Trey" Miree, III (Charly Walton)
of Pensacola, FL;; her grandchildren, Jessica Bevel Entrekin (Adam) of
Huntsville, and Alexandra Miree and Brandon Miree of Destin, FL; her
great grandchild, Miller Mac Entrekin; her brother, Robert L. McKemie
(Janice) of Huntsville; her nephews, Allen C. Lomax (Margie) of
Alexandria, VA, Todd S. Lomax (Sonya) of Centerville, MA, and William
Yuille (Vickie) of Florence, AL; and, her dear cousin, Nancy Lull Smith
of Greenville, SC. She is also survived by many other loving relatives
and life-long friends. Her husband preceded her in death by three
months. As was Dot's wish, her body has been donated to the University
of Alabama Medical School.
A celebration of her life will be held at the First Presbyterian Church
on Wednesday July 21, at 10:00 am, with family visitation to follow in
Fellowship Hall.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to the
Huntsville Library Foundation https://hmcpl.org/foundation/donate
<https://hmcpl.org/foundation/donate> or to the First Presbyterian
Church https://fpchsv.org/ <https://fpchsv.org/> in her memory.
The family extends special thanks to the many people from Kindred
Hospice who have provided compassionate care to Dot and the entire family.
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Published by The Huntsville Times from Jul. 12 to Jul. 14, 2021.
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