Dorothy Mae Hays, 92, of Dixon, died Sunday, December 16, 2012, at Dixon Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Dixon. She worked for Freeman Shoe Factory, prior to her retirement.

Dorothy was born August 25, 1920, in Salem, the daughter of Nelson and Lavina (Roberts) Hays.

Survivors include her daughter, Doris Caudle of Dixon; two grandchildren, Marlin (Sue) Caudle Jr. and Nancy (Jerry) Senn; five great-grandchildren, Amanda Moore, Emily Caudle, Chance Caudle, Tonya (Kody) Yingling, and Jerry Senn III; and three great-great grandchildren, Hayden Yingling, Dylan Yingling, and Jayden Senn.

She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers; and two sisters.

Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Dixon, with the Rev. Mike Worrell, pastor of Lincoln Avenue Church of God, officiating.

Memorials have been established to Happy Tails Animal Shelter and the Alzheimer’s Association.

Funeral arrangements were completed by Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Dixon.