Dorothea Ann Dyer, age 84, of Carrollton, GA passed away peacefully at her residence on Saturday, October 28, 2023.

She was born in Austell, GA on March 17, 1939, the daughter of the late Alfred Henry Davis and Betty McKenney Davis. A few years after graduating from High School in Austell she married Judson Dyer and moved to the Villa Rica area where she has lived for more than sixty years. She was the bookkeeper for Carroll County Schools for many years and also owned her own business, “Tinker’s Alley”, in Villa Rica for about twenty-five years. She served as the Chairperson of the Villa Rica Bi-Centennial Committee and was named the Carroll County Citizen of the Year in 1976. She was a member of Midway Baptist Church.

 In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Judson Dyer, a grandson, Dakota Dyer and her son-in-law, Mark O’Dell.

Survivors include her son, Lance Dyer of Alabama and her daughter, Angie O’Dell of Carrollton, GA; five grandchildren, Taryn Layman (Colton) of Temple, GA, Kayla Collins (Jeremy) of Temple, GA, Reba O’Dell of Griffin, GA, Jessica Dyer of Villa Rica, GA and Abby Blackwelder (Dakota) of Bowdon, GA; six great grandchildren, Addalynn Blackwelder, Everleigh Blackwelder, Piper Eaves, Presley Blair, Ansley Layman and Chance O’Dell.

The family will receive friends at the J. Hoyt Thomas Funeral Home in Villa Rica Friday evening, November 3, 2023, from 5:00-7:00 P.M. and Funeral Services will be held Saturday, November 4, 2023, at 1:00 P.M. from the J. Hoyt Thomas Chapel with Rev. Kevin Kersey officiating. Special memories will be shared by Abby Blackwelder, Lynn Jackson, Ann Ergle and Beverly Morgan. In accordance with her wishes she will be cremated following the service.

Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.jhoytthomas.com. 

J. Hoyt Thomas Funeral Home of Villa Rica is caring for the Dyer Family.