Dorothy Louise Chumley, 82, of Jacksonville, IL, died Thursday, December 21, 2023, at Springfield Memorial Hospital.

She was born August 15, 1941, in Scott County, the daughter of Harold Eugene Brackett and Katherine Collison Brackett. She was first married to Jon Phillips and they later divorced. She then married Thomas E. Chumley on December 3, 2004, in Jacksonville, and he survives.

She is also survived by two children, Jon (Patsy) Randall Phillips of Jacksonville and Deanne (Brian) Phillips Dyer of South Jacksonville; two stepchildren, Karin Chumley and Carol (Paul) Kluge, both of Jacksonville; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two brothers, Bill Brackett of Petersburg and Jerry Brackett of Winchester; and several nieces and nephews, including special niece Debbie (Steve) Duke of New Berlin. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Arthur Brackett and his wife Nancy, and Burl Brackett.

Dorothy was a 1958 graduate of Winchester High School. She worked for Four Rivers Special Education District as a Teacher Associate at Lincoln Elementary for 30 years and Garrison Alternative School for 1 year. She taught kindergarten and younger Sunday school at Brooklyn UMC for several years and was on the courtesy committee at Lincoln School for over 25 years. She enjoyed shopping, flower gardening, golfing, motorcycle trike riding, traveling, and cooking, and especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.

A funeral service for Dorothy will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, December 28, 2023, at the Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in Jacksonville. The family will meet friends 10-11 a.m. prior to the service. Memorial donations are suggested to the Jacksonville Food Bank. Condolences may be left online at buchanancody.com.