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Mary Helen (Coy) Dollar

Posted 2018-04-22 by mhenderson
Published in Ventura County Star on Feb. 7, 2018 -

Mary Helen Dollar daughter of Thomas Coy & Mary Legalia Bright Riley
was born July 13th, 1924 in Fancy Farm, Kentucky & passed away
peacefully on January 8th, 2018 at the Global Care Assisted Living in
Lake Havasu City, Arizona at the age of 93.

Mary raised five children during the time with her first husband Jesse
Leo Tharp. Later, Mary met the love of her life, James G. Dollar, whom
after a whirlwind romance she married and moved with her youngest
daughters to California, joining Jim's two sons. Jim & Mary were
blessed with a baby girl, shortly thereafter relocating to Simi
Valley, California where together they started a moving company and
spent the next 22 years making their own American Dream. They retired
in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, running an antique store until their
final retirement in Las Vegas, Nevada. Married 51 years, they
celebrated their 50 year anniversary by renewing their vows at the
Roman Catholic Church. She loved cooking, gardening and traveling. She
was a loving and devoted wife, helpmate to her husband, friend to many
and a caring mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great
grandmother. We celebrate her life and will treasure the memories she
created for her family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband James,
all of her brothers and sisters, daughter Mary Ann Tharp, Deborah
Therese Dollar , Grandson Taylor Dollar, daughter-in-law Donna Tharp,
and Son-in-Law Doug Whitaker . She is survived by her sons, Barry
Tharp, Dick Tharp, Louis Tharp, Victor Dollar, Timothy Dollar, and
Daughters Maggie Dollar & Glenda Whitaker. Grandchildren; Barry W
Tharp, Jesse Tharp, Michele MacDonald, Mary Cummings, Sarah Gerber,
James K. Dollar, Jeannette Sutherland , Scott Dollar, Michael Dollar,
Bonnie Dollar, Ladonna Whitaker, Regina Whitaker, Charlie Phillips,
Tammy Hanni, Marissa Riviera, many great-grandchildren, and amazingly
even great-great grandchildren.

Her services will be at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
in Boulder, Nevada on March 7th, 1:40 PM at the Chapel where she will
then be entered with her late husband James. Cremation directed by
Lake Havasu Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to the charity of
your choice.



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