Funeral services for Doris Jean “Dot” McConnell, age 92, of Princeton, will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 at Morgan’s Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Princeton.
Visitation will be held Saturday from noon until service at the funeral home.
Dot was a drum majorette at Butler High and a vocalist for various bands during the war in the 1940’s. In 1946, She married the love of her life and soon after became a career Navy wife. She was active in her church and choir member, often serving as choir leader. She was also a Gray Lady, a hospital volunteer, award winning artist, and one of the Co-Grand Marshals for the 2019 Black Patch Heritage Festival.
Dot is survived by her son: Fred McConnell and wife, Diana, of Princeton; one grandson: Fredrick McConnell and wife, Tabitha, of McKinney, Texas; two granddaughters: Rebecca McConnell Loiacano and husband, Scott, of Ft. Meyers, FL and Catherine McConnell Yackenovich and husband, Jeremiah, of Spotsylvania, Virgina; one niece: Glennda Bright Harralson and husband, Grayson Lee, of Hilton Head, South Carolina; five great grandchildren, one grand nephew, and two grand nieces.
Charitable contributions can be made in Dot’s memory to the Princeton Art Guild; Princeton Health and Rehabilitation Activities Fund and First Baptist Church of Princeton Christian Life Center Fund.
