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Dorothy Lorene (Abney) Ellis-Hitchcock, peacefully fell asleep in death on April 3, 2026, in Sherman, Texas, at the age of 101. Dorothy was born on Nov. 1, 1924 in Gay, Okla., to Dewitt Talmadge “D.W.” Abney and Lela Mae (Barnes) Abney. She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Douglas “Pete” Ellis; second husband, Lawrence Hitchcock; son, Jess Ellis; daughter, Helene Bradford; brothers: Leroy and J.C. Abney; and sisters: Evalena Benton, Velma Sangster and Floria Jean Abney.