Mary Helen Dollar

Author unknown "For a mother is the only person on earth Who can divide her love among 10 children And each child still have all her love." 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, eight 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. Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice. Services were placed in the care of Mohave Memorial Funeral and Cremation Services. Thoughts and condolences can be sent to the Dollar family at mohavememorial.com