Dorothy Mae Pullen born to William West and Cleoda Sanders West on February 19, 1931 in Morley, Missouri, died on February 28, 2019 at McLaren Hospital in Lansing, Michigan. She was the first of 13 siblings.

She married Willmon Pullen, Sr. on April 10, 1947 in Bell City, Missouri. They moved to Lansing, Michigan in 1948 and were blessed with six children: Donald Ray, Shirley Ann, Wanda Lee, Kathy Marie, Denise Lynnette, and Willmon Terence.  While a homemaker and employed outside the home, Mrs. Pullen completed her high school education, graduating from Sexton High School.

Dorothy retired from the U.S. Postal Service.  She accepted the Lord at an early age prior to moving to Lansing. At Friend Baptist Church and later at Friendship House of Prayer she served on the Usher Board and Women Missionary Society.  Dorothy loved her family and captured many memories in photos of special events and family reunions.  An avid doll collector and good taste in fashion, she enjoyed shopping and traveling with her good friend, Gloria Davis.  Dorothy was a woman of few words, but of tremendous strength indelibly impacting others with her joy, quiet spirit, and genuine kindness.

Dorothy is preceded in death by: her parents; husband; five children and one son-in-law, Donald Ray, Shirley Ann (Jerome) Alston, Wanda Lee Morrissette, Cathy Marie and Denise Lynette; one sister and six brothers, Daisy Mae, William David, Robert Henry, Isaiah Omar, Jethro, Malvin Claudean, and Clarence Ezra.

Dorothy is cherished and survived by: her primary caregivers, son and daughter-in-law, Willmon Terence and Annette Pullen of Lansing, Michigan; grandsons, Hollis (Anna) Morrissette, II of Lansing, Michigan and Andre Morrissette of Orlando, Florida; and great grandson, Hollis Morrissette, III of Los Angeles, California; brothers, John West of Ypsilanti, Michigan and Karlton West of Decatur, Illinois; sisters, Marion Lourant of Richmond, California, Vivian West and Ethel West of Las Vegas, Nevada; special friends and caregivers, Howard and Trisha Ware of Lansing, Michigan; special cousin, Genevieve Dockery of Cape Girardeau, Missouri; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and many other friends.

Mrs. Dorothy Pullen will lie in repose Friday, March 8, 2019 from 12-6 pm at Riley Funeral Home, 426 West St. Joseph St. Lansing, Michigan. Service for Mrs. Dorothy Pullen will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 11:30 am at Friendship House of Prayer, 4301 S Waverly Rd, Lansing, Michigan 48911 . The family will receive friends thirty minutes prior to service.

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