Dorothy Sloan

Dorothy Evelyn (Dot) Speir Sloan of Red Oak, Georgia passed away at home on Sunday, December 10, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, John F. Sloan (1988), her parents, Charlie Tom (C.T.) and Nora Speir, and her brother Clarence Edward (C. E.) Speir. She is survived by her daughter, Eileen S. Zito and husband Joe of Newnan, GA; son John F. Sloan and wife Susan of Fayetteville, GA; son Barry E. Sloan and wife Sherry of Phoenix, AZ; grandchildren Amanda Santaniello and husband Frank of Lake Bluff, IL; and Cara Dwyer of Phoenix, AZ; great grandchildren Sophia, Thomas, Delaney, and Jack; sister-in-law Margaret Speir; numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Dorothy Evelyn Speir was the daughter of C. T. Speir and Nora Bell Harper. She was born in the community of Fife in Campbell (now Fulton) County, Georgia. In 1933, she moved with her family to the community of Red Oak, in Fulton County, where she lived the rest of her long life within ten miles of her birthplace. Her ancestors came to the Bethany/Fife area of Fayette County before the Civil War and many of them are buried in the cemetery at Bethany United Methodist Church. All of her relatives and many friends loved her very much. She was the daughter of one of the last Deputy Sheriffs of Old Campbell County, C. T. Speir, and lived through many exciting times in the law enforcement arena in the area. She often told of seeing FDR’s car as it drove down Roosevelt Highway taking the President to Warm Springs. In 1941 she married John F. Sloan of Red Oak, GA. While he was overseas during World War II she kept the home fires burning in Red Oak. After his return they raised their family there. Her lifelong dedication was to her family as a homemaker and she was known in the community as someone who could be counted on during times of need. She was a member of the Red Oak Christian Church and later was active in the Red Oak United Methodist Church and Bethany United Methodist Church where she attended for many years with her mother, Nora Bell Harper Speir. She was an avid walker and organized a group of neighbors who walked the neighborhood for exercise each day. They became known as The Red Oak Street Walkers, and she was the last of them to live in Red Oak. In her later years, her independent nature, feisty personality and determination gave her the nickname of Miss Sassafras. She loved her home in Red Oak and lived there until her death, an accomplishment she was very proud of. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 2 o’clock at the Chapel of Parrott Funeral Home, Rev. Mark Outlaw officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Those wishing to may sign the online guest registry at www.parrottfuneralhome.com. The family will receive friends Tuesday, December 12, 2017 from 4pm until 7pm. at Parrott Funeral Home and Crematory, 8355 Senoia Road, Fairburn, GA, 770-964-4800. Floral tributes are welcome and memorial donations may be made to Red Oak Cemetery Association, 240 Crabapple Road, Fayetteville, GA 30215.

Dorothy Sloan

May 13, 1920 - December 10, 2017