Dorothy "Dot" McGregor Dennis, age 76, of Yalobusha County, Mississippi, passed away peacefully at home with family beside her on Sunday, September 13, 2026. She was born in Newton, Mississippi, on December 3, 1949.

Growing up, she was the youngest of three children. She enjoyed being outside and trailing her big brother and her daddy, Reverend Daniel McGregor. She helped her daddy with his many industrious endeavors. This influenced her work ethic so much that she was never without something she needed to get done, nor did she shy away from getting outside the house to do something.

She graduated from Water Valley High School in 1967, then attended Northwest Mississippi Junior College. She completed her Secretarial Science Certificate in 1968, and later worked as a secretary at the University of Mississippi.

“Dot” met the love of her life, Curtis Wayne Dennis, at Camp Ground Baptist Church during a Baptist Youth Associational meeting. After Curtis returned home from his service with the U.S. Army, they were married on August 17, 1968. Together they went on to love, cherish, and support each other through sickness and health until Curtis’s death in 2015.

She fostered her industrious drive by sewing and making clothes from home for the public. She met and served so many different people in the community. She made Cheerleading, Color Guard, and Drum Major uniforms for the Water Valley Schools. She also served the community by making Costumes, and Dresses for local events. Later, after her children were grown, she and Curtis started their own business. They worked for the public and traveled around North Mississippi. They complemented each other with their own unique humor and congeniality. Many times, they ministered to young new homeowners by being a voice of experience and reassurance during what is often an overwhelming event for people.

“Dot” was very talented. She enjoyed painting, sketching, playing piano and organ, and singing. She often supported the local church by providing music or singing in the choir. She also worked on different domestic mission trips with chainsaw crews and construction teams. She was very passionate about keeping a good-looking yard and maintaining her flowers. She loved that she could replant flowers that were first planted by her parents.

“Dot” was preceded in death by her father, Reverend Daniel James McGregor, Sr., mother, Edna Earle Thomas McGregor, her husband, Curtis Wayne Dennis, and sister Shirley McGregor Moore. She is survived by her children Paul Wayne Dennis (Sylvia) of Bellefontaine, Mississippi, and Melissa Ann Dennis Cox (John) of Abbeville, Mississippi. Her grandsons Kenneth Glenn Pritchard II (Alysha) of Bellefontaine, James Robert Dennis of Eupora, Mississippi, Christopher Wayne Ball (Sydney) of Winona, Mississippi, and William Allen Ball (Britney) of Opelika, Alabama. She is also survived by her three great-grandchildren, Christopher Troth, Haiden Pritchard, and Lailah Pritchard.

The family would like to express deep gratitude to the staff of caregivers at Gentiva Hospice. Thanks and love to Zack Fisk, Kenyatta Sims, and her caregiver, Martha Dean.