HARTLY - Dora "Alice" McFarland, of Hartly, died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital, Gloucester, Va. She was 81. Mrs. McFarland was born Sept. 1, 1929, in Centerville, Md. She was a homemaker and loved Delaware History. Mrs. McFarland was a life member of the Hartly Volunteer Fire Company Women's Auxiliary. She was one of the founding ladies of the auxiliary in 1958 as well as a member of VFW ladies auxiliary in Clayton, Post #8801. Mrs. McFarland was also a member of the State Federation of Republican Women In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Monroe McFarland in 2003. She is survived by her son, William W. McFarland and his wife Jean of Gettysburg, Pa.; daughter, Kathleen Mitchell and her husband David "Tex" of Churchview, Va.; grandchildren, Jennifer and Joe Forbes, Timothy McFarland, William Machen, Amelia Phillips and her husband Scott, Misty Justis and her husband Thomas and Sunday Mitchell; and great-grandchildren, Kimberly Price, Maria, Megan and Stephen Forbes, Zachariah Price and Elizabeth Justis. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, at Torbert Funeral Chapel, 61 S. Bradford Street, Dover. Friends may call Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Interment will be in the Hartly Methodist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made to the Hartly Vol. Fire Company, PO Box 28, Hartly, DE 19953; or the Central Middlesex Volunteer Rescue Squad, 340 Old Virginia Street, Urbanna, VA 23175. Letters of condolence may be sent, and guestbook signed at www.torbertfuneral.com.