Dorthia Flora Moses

Moses, Dorthia Flora Dorthia (Dot) Flora Moses, 91, of Turin, Georgia was born September 3rd, 1928 and passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 leaving behind four children, Cherry, Richard, Barbara and Thomas and their spouses, 11 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. She treated them all as her own. She will be remembered with her spirit forever sewn into the tapestry of a family who loved and adored her. Born to Rosa Leigh and Robert Foster Flora, she began her journey in the farmlands of Louisville Kentucky. She married Richard (Dick) Talmadge Moses in 1950 and they began their family in Kentucky. Moving to Indiana for a short time, they ultimately settled in Atlanta, Georgia where they built a life raising four children. She was always there to help. There were piano lessons, choir practice, girl scouts, campfire girls, boy scouts, high school drill team, basketball, baseball, football practice, cooking meals and guiding her children to be thankful and faithful adults. A family of six in a 1200 sq. ft. home with one bathroom! Learning to share was a continuous lesson to be learned. A child of the depression, Dot knew what was important. She gave truth to the phrase “learning to live with less is a good thing”. Dot Moses is remembered for her gentle and loving spirit and concern for others. She talked and walked her faith; working tirelessly for her own family and her neighbors. She knew the Great Commission and the Great Commandment. Fulfilling them both, she did so without judgement. She was always looking for a way to encourage whoever crossed her path. As a teenager, she played baseball with the boys. She even spent a summer learning how to raise cattle on a Colorado dude ranch. She was not afraid to break down the stereotypes. She loved to fish and watched her Braves win and lose – never a fare weathered fan- she was rooting them on year after year. She loved her family. Dick and Dot spent their later years in Turin, Georgia renovating the old Moses family home, a two-story farmhouse on three acres. They grew corn, tomatoes and other vegetables. After Dick passed in 2001, it was not uncommon to see this woman in her 70’s behind the tiller. She mowed two acres of lawn, painted the house and did so with a “you can’t keep a good woman down attitude”. The wonderful Christmas memories centered around children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved them one and all. She also loved her small Turin Baptist Church and the people who made it a home. A beautiful faith community, she knew them all and cared for them as long as she could. And when it was time, they, in turn, cared for her. In her eighties, when the job became a little too hard, she shared time with her two daughters. She loved to laugh and tried to do her part until doing was just out of reach. Dot Moses was a principled individual, a woman, a sister, wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Remembering her and the hymns she would softly whistle or sing while getting dinner on the table; a sweet voice offering harmonies to her favorite Eddie Arnold tunes; yelling at the umpire as her Braves played in the background are treasured thoughts. Whether she was praying or teaching Sunday school, she always thankful and always looking for a way to give back. “Mommas” was a great matriarch of a growing family who will hold her forever and always in their hearts. She is called across the river to a house with many rooms – we know she is well with her soul. There is so much love to celebrate. Funeral service and burial will be at Turin Baptist Church, Turin, Georgia on Thursday, January 16, at 11:00 AM, preceded by visitation at 10 AM. A reception/lunch will follow at 12:00 noon in the church Fellowship Hall. John McDuffie pastor presiding. Online condolences may be expressed at www.mckoon.com. McKoon Funeral Home & Crematory, Newnan, Georgia. 770-253-4580.

Dorthia Flora Moses

September 3, 1928 - January 13, 2020