Dorothy B. Thawley

FEDERALSBURG - Dorothy Bailey Thawley, 91, passed away on Friday, Jan. 5, 2007, at Caroline Nursing Home in Denton.

She was born April 20, 1915 in Quantico, the daughter of the late Willie and Gertie Trader Bailey. Her husband, Ernest Leroy Thawley, preceded her in death on Feb. 19, 1967.

Mrs. Thawley was a graduate of Federalsburg High School class of 1932. She had worked for Maryland Plastics in Federalsburg, and had worked as a bookkeeper for Mitchell Furniture in Laurel, Del., retiring in 1975.

She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, a member of the former Ruth Circle at the church, a member of the Federalsburg Senior Center, a member of the AARP and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post 5246 in Federalsburg.

Mrs. Thawley is survived by two sisters, Jessie Wheatley of Pitman, N.J. and Evelyn Coulbourne of Milford, Del.; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, and a sister-in-law, Norma Messick of Seaford, Del.

She was preceded in death by four sisters and three brothers, Elsie Morgan, Ada Harding, Mary McMahan, and Ruth Dickerson, Clifford Bailey, William Bailey and Guy Bailey.

Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. today at the Framptom Funeral Home, P.A. in Federalsburg with the Rev. Dan Walker and the Rev. Dale Evans officiating. The Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post 5246 will have a service at 1:50 p.m. Burial will follow in Hill Crest Cemetery in Federalsburg. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.

Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the American Diabetes Assoc., 114 Baptist St., Salisbury, MD 21801.