Mrs. Dorothy Jane Brothers, 85 of Ellijay, passed away on Friday, March 25, 2022, at Parkside Nursing Home.

Mrs. Brothers was born on July 25, 1936, in Gadsden, Alabama to the late Melvin Tolbert and Alene Sprayberry Tolbert. She was a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and a server for Habitat for Humanity and Larry Burkett Ministries. Mrs. Brothers is preceded in death by her loving husband of 66 years, Rev. Clayton Brothers; two children, Kathi Floyd and Steve Brothers; one sister, Betty Jean Ramsey; brother, Buddy Tolbert.

Survivors include: one son, Tim Brothers of Ellijay; two daughters, Becky Taylor (Paul) of Wasta, South Dakota and Rachael Pittman (Tony) of Piedmont, Alabama; one brother, Jerry (Frankie) Tolbert of Alabama; three sisters, Linda (Toney) Weathington, Jenny (Charlie) Morgan, and Donna (Ricky) Duke all of Alabama; special niece, Jennifer Fancher; six grandchildren, Michelle Waldrop, Dawn Whaley, Angela Bray, Danielle Pittman, Brandon Cohen, and Michael Lawrence; seven great grandchildren, Lauran, Lendy, Skye, Lane, Katie, Elsa, and Nillo and several nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at 2 PM in the Chapel of Bernhardt Funeral Home with Rev. Dan Rosser and Rev. Reuben Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Yukon Cemetery.

The Family will receive friends on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, from 12 PM until 2 PM at the funeral home.

Bernhardt Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.