Amelia was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina the daughter of Horace Shea and Mary Bell Revels. She loved sewing and decorating. She attended Clinton United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Walter; a son, Danny Dorl; her sister, Mami Rea Gossett; and three brothers, John William Revels, Horce Shea Revels, Jr. and James Franklin Revels.
She is survived by two sons, Terry and Mitch (Connie) Dorl; grandson Shay (Jordan) and their children Wyatt, McKinley and Charles Dorl; grandson Casey (Mary) and their children Paco and Kareem Dorl; granddaughter Johanna (Kenny) and their children Kaylee, KJ, and Faith Ellis; granddaughter Heather (Tony) and their children Cheyenne Sizemore (Rocky Sell) and Haily Davis; grandson Jason L. (Kari Williams) and their children Jason Mitchel and Cameron Martin; and two sisters, Brenda Kay Putnam and Alice Arcenia Revels.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home, Clinton, Missouri.