Dorothy Mae Vinson

Dorothy Mae Flowers Vinson, of Coolidge, passed away on February 13, 2025 in Mexia at the age of 96. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m., Friday, February 20, 2026 in the First Methodist Church in Coolidge with Pastor Michael Hensley officiating. Visitation with the family will be prior to the service from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Interment will follow in the Coolidge Cemetery.

Dorothy was born on December 24, 1929 in Wortham, Texas to Marion T. and Audra Angeline (Curnutt) Flowers. She lived in Hubbard, Coolidge, and the Mexia area all her life. She graduated from Mexia High School, Class of 1947, where she was in the Choir Club, on Annual Staff, Senior Class Editor, and Extemporaneous Speaking Program. Dorothy attended Westminster College in Tehuacana for a short time until she met Myron Vinson from Coolidge whom she married on June 12, 1948.

Dorothy began her career working in a café that she and Myron owned in Coolidge. She later worked at Glover’s Department Store in Coolidge, Joe Hancock’s Drug Store and Butane Distribution Company in Coolidge, Mexia State School Pharmacy, and First State Bank (now Incommons Bank) in Coolidge.

She loved to travel with Myron, enjoyed embroidering, needle work and making Christmas stockings, ornaments, and decorative items. Dorothy was also well known for her imitations of the famed Grand Ole Opry star, Minnie Pearl.

Dorothy was a longtime active member of the First United Methodist Church in Coolidge. She thoroughly enjoyed singing in the Church Choir every Sunday and she was asked to sing at numerous funerals throughout her lifetime. Other church activities in which she participated included Lord’s Acre, family nights, behind the scenes at the monthly men’s club dinners, Halloween carnivals, including bingo and cakewalks held in downtown Coolidge. She enjoyed and made parties out of family events and enjoyed just getting together with friends and family for card games and dominoes (especially 42).

She loved all her nieces and nephews as well as her many great nieces and nephews, which are too numerous to name.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Marion T. and Audra Flowers; husband, Myron Vinson; daughter, Donna Sue Vinson McFerrin Landrum; infant son, Michael Vinson; granddaughter, Lindsey K. Vinson; great grandson, Byron James Vanderlip; brother, J. R. Flowers; and sister, Peggy Flowers Kilgore Bozeman.

Dorothy is survived by her son, Danny Vinson and wife Barbara of Seguin; grandchildren, Michelle Vinson, Heather McFerrin, Nikki McFerrin Baker, Brandon McFerrin, and Michael Vinson; great grandchildren, Audrey Vanderlip, Shiloh Rose Vinson, Kira Dawn McFerrin, Paisley Mae King, Charlie Aaron Talbot.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to First Methodist Church in Coolidge or Coolidge Cemetery Association.