A graveside service for Dorothy Mills Toye, 93, of Carrollton, Texas, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 25, 2026, in the Little Chapel at Colonial Gardens Cemetery in Marshall, Texas. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, August 24, 2026, at Downs Funeral Home.

Dorothy was born on June 14, 1933, in Marshall, Texas to Roger and Myrtle Mills and passed away on August 14, 2026, in Carrollton, Texas.

She attended Marshall schools and graduated in the class of 1951 from Marshall High School. After his stint in the Navy, Richard Toye moved to Marshall and found the love of his life in Dorothy.  Married in 1954, they lived their lives here.  She raised a son and supported him throughout his youth with PTA, Cub Scouts, and other activities. She spent her early career years in retail, working at Sears and Kmart in the shipping and receiving departments. She was a lifelong resident of Marshall with only the last few years spent in Carrollton, TX near her son, Gene.

Later in life, her career shifted to helping others as she worked in the activity department of Merrit Plaza and then oversaw operation of the Sabine Valley MHMR Halfway house. She was a member of the Golden Harvest Rebekah Lodge and the Hearts and Hands Quilt Club.  The family had a cabin on Big Cypress and spent many summer weekends relaxing on the waters of Caddo. She loved her family and will be dearly missed by all.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Roger and Myrtle Mills and husband, Richard Toye; brother, Billy Jack Mills and sisters, Genelle Mills, Norma Mills, Annie Mae Clements, Mildred Evans, Helen Adams and Beatrice Moore.

She is survived by her son, Gene Eric Toye and wife, Lucy and grandson, David Toye and wife, Robyn and granddaughter, Amanda Shaeffer and husband, Mike along with numerous nieces, nephews and other family and friends.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made in her honor to Friends of Marshall Animals.