Obituary
Dora Lee Wiley passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022 in Melbourne, Florida.
Dora was born on December 14, 1943 in Piney Flats, Tennessee and graduated from Mary Hughes High School in 1961.
Dora was a Judicial Assistant for the Brevard and Seminole County Court System. In addition to that, she was an entrepreneur and was the president and owner of Custom Plastics.
Dora is survived by her husband, Kenneth Wiley of Melbourne; her two sons, Stephen Wiley of Melbourne, Florida and Tim Wiley of Lake Nona, Florida and her daughter, Lisa Wiley Greene of Eustis, Florida. She is also survived by her two brothers, William Smith and Johnnie Smith and her sister, Judy Clark, all of whom still live in Piney Flats, Tennessee.
Dora was also blessed with four grandchildren: Nikki Rea and Matthew Rea of Palm Bay, Florida, Jacob Wiley of Los Angeles, California and Katelyn Wiley of Gainesville, Florida, as well as her nine great-grandchildren.
Dora had many accomplishments. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and Order of the Amaranth. She was very active in the Boy Scouts of America, where she served as a lead cub scout pack and the District Training Representative in Omaha, Nebraska. In addition to serving as District Training Representative, she also earned the Boy Scout’s Silver Arrow award as well as the coveted Silver Beaver award. Dora attended the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico.
Dora was also involved with the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, where for many years she served as an advisor for the girls of Harbor City Assembly #83 in Melbourne, Florida. She was later asked to serve as Grand Deputy to oversee all assemblies in Brevard County.
The girls lovingly called her “Mom Wi” and she remained in that position for many years. She was also honored to serve as a member of the Senior Grand Executive Committee and later representing her home assembly as State Mother Advisor.
Mom Wi loved Rainbow Girls, and the Rainbow Girls loved Mom Wi. She stayed in touch with many of the girls over the years and had the opportunity to see them grow up and use many of the skills and lessons they learned from Rainbow Girls to become amazing women.
Graveside services will be held at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery in Mims FL on Monday May, 9, 2022 at 11:30am.
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