Marilea (Hanna) Dooley Obituary

MARILEA H. DOOLEY
April 22, 1935 ~ October 29, 2022

Marilea Hanna Dooley passed away peacefully at her home on October 29, 2022 at the age of 87. She was born in Kingstree, South Carolina on April 22, 1935 to William James and Ruby Stone Hanna and was raised there with her four siblings.

Marilea was a devoted Christian and graduated from Kingstree High School in 1953. During her time in College, she met Sgt. Robert R. Carr and married him in 1956. She then graduated from Winthrop College in 1957. After her graduation in June, her and Bob moved across the nation to Washougal, Washington. They had three daughters together. In 1962, she began her 25-year career of being an elementary school teacher before retiring in 1987. In 1988 she divorced Bob and then she married Virgil Dooley a year later in 1989. He passed away in 2006. Marilea was known for her sense of humor, her jewelry, her love for traveling, and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents and husband, she is preceded in death by her sister Ikey Brown, brother Billy Hanna, nephews Harris "Fritz" Brown, Jr. and James Brown, niece Cindy Hanna, great-nephew Chris Brown, and son-in-law Mike Muncey.

Marilea is survived by her three daughters, Bobbilea Muncey of Ridgefield, WA, Ruby (Thomas) Welinski of Camas, WA, and Shirley (Patrick) Overman of Bend, OR; sister Jimmie Grace Hanna of St. Simons Island, Georgia and brother Henry "Buddy" (Brenda) Hanna of Dalzell, SC; three grandchildren, Robert (Michelle) Nelson, Patrick (Ayesha) Overman, Jr., and Chris (Amber) Overman; and five great-grandchildren, Emmalea (Andrew) Ayala, Zachary Nelson, Jacob Overman, Iris Overman, and Matthew Overman. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.