Dorothy L. (Jolley) Cowan

Dorothy L. Cowan, 83, of Springfield, passed from this life on Wednesday February 18, 2026, at Morningside of Springfield. Celebration of Life services will be conducted Saturday February 28th at 3:00 p.m. in the Oakhurst Chapel of the Robertson County Funeral Home with Reverend Michael Smith and Reverend Allen Woodard officiating. The family will receive friends on Saturday February 28th from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.

Dorothy was born February 14, 1943, in Chattanooga. She worked at Farm Credit, The Farmer’s Bank, and in both insurance and real estate during her working career, and then later retired as a loan processor with F&M Bank. Dorothy was a member of the Nite Owls, the Sharon FCE, the Late Bloomers Garden Club, and the Red Hats. She instilled a love of reading in her children and served as a volunteer at Stokes Brown Public Library for several years and was also a member of North Springfield Baptist Church. Dorothy was an avid seamstress, and she loved baking and gardening.  She was preceded in death by her father: Harmon L. Jolley, Sr., by her mother: Robbie Crain Pendleton, by her husband: Clark Cowan, by her grandson: Brett Johnson, and by her sisters: Brenda Cato and Judi Ruffin.

Dorothy is survived by her children: Cathy Johnson and husband Barry of Bowling Green, KY, and Tracy Cowan and wife Norma of Alexandria, VA, by her stepson: Chris Cowan of Greenbrier, by her grandchildren: Ashley Reese, Kelsey Gibbs, Marissa Husley, and Presley Dassow, by her six great grandchildren, and by her brother: Harmon L. Jolley, Jr., of Hixson.

If so desired, memorial contributions may be made to North Springfield Baptist Church or to The Master’s Table. All donations can be sent c/o Robertson County Funeral Home.

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