Doris Eloise Anderton Dyle

Doris Eloise Anderton Dyle. Born July 18, 1927, to Ollie Lee Anderton and Maggie Watson Anderton. She passed from this life on Monday, January 13th, 2025. Doris grew up during the Great Depression and learned hard work at a very young age. She attended Hueytown Elementary, Greenwood Junior High and graduated from McAdory High School with honors. She worked in Bessemer while in school at the Kress 5 & dime. She also worked on the family farm taking care of the animals and all the duties that go along with that. She was the second born of her siblings, Wayne “Cotton” Anderton (deceased), Catherine Jetton, Barbara Keith (deceased), and Gwen Anderton. She had nieces and a nephew she adored. There are quite a few fun and interesting stories that have been passed down about their childhood. She met her husband, Iddo Dyle, and they married in June of 1949. Her husband Iddo had served in the US Army during World War II. He was in the first assault wave of the landing at Normandy’s Omaha Beach, on D-Day as part of the Fighting 29th Division. After they married, they and her mother-in-law lived in Concord. Once her mother-in-law passed away, she helped raise her husband’s younger brothers (Reese and Ronald Dyle). She had a major, life-long impact on them. They have expressed many times how much they adored her and were thankful for her patience with them. They said she was a cross between a second mother and a big sister. Doris and Iddo later had two sons, Robin Lee (Jan) and Douglas Wayne (Debbie). Iddo and Doris moved to Fairfield where they raised their children, Robin and Doug. She was blessed with grandchildren, Patrick Wyatt Dyle, (Amy) Erin Leigh Dyle Ellis (Robert), Renae Dyle, Jonathan Wayne Dyle, (Amanda). She was also blessed great grandchildren: Cooper Wyatt Dyle, Caleb Andrew Dyle, Rachel Kathleen Ellis, Felicity Joy Ellis, Se’Yanna Monae Perry, Kenneth Colton McCrary, Auburn Faith Dyle, Lainey Pryce Dyle, Keegan Michael McCrary. Once her boys were in junior high school, she successfully owned and operated Hilltop Beauty Shop on Morgan Road in Bessemer, where she served the community well. It seemed she knew everyone in the area! Many memories were made there with her grandchildren involving the original Coca-Cola in glass bottles. She was loved and admired by everyone. After retiring from the beauty shop, she enjoyed working for Harco in Hueytown. It seemed the younger employees enjoyed her sass! She has always wanted to be busy and loving working in the yard and taking care of flowers and her bird feeders. When her vision failed her, she was very limited in so many ways and reluctantly had to depend on her family and friends. Losing the independence to drive herself when she wanted to was very hard for her. Being the headstrong independent woman she was, it was very hard for her to let people help. However, she dealt with her vision problems with her head up and being the classy lady that she was, determined to do all she was able. Even at the end, she felt compelled to help her son with yard work even if it was simply sweeping the patio daily. Doris has been a member of Canaan Baptist church since childhood and it’s where she was baptized and where she and Iddo were married. She also attended North Highlands Baptist church in Hueytown for a few years but for the last 20 years was back at her “home” church Canaan Baptist. She loved her “Canaan family”. Doris set a great example to everyone, and her family loved her fiercely. She will be greatly missed. Please remember her family in your prayers. Doris will be laid to rest in a private family graveside service on Thursday, January 16, 2025. The pallbearers are Patrick Dyle, Jonathan Dyle, Robert Ellis, Keith Parks, David Sullivan, and Lee Weaver. Brother Chuck Dunning from Canaan Baptist church will be officiating. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to be made in memory of Doris to Sacred Selections (https://sacredselections.org/) to place adopted children in Christian homes, St. Jude’s Hospital, or the charity of your choice. If flowers are sent, please have them delivered to Cedar Hill Cemetery, Bessemer, Al.

Doris Eloise Anderton Dyle

July 18, 1927 - January 13, 2025