Dorothy G. Coker

DOVER - Dorothy G. Coker, of Dover, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009, at home with her family by her side. Mrs. Coker was born May 19, 1930, in Cheswold to the late Franklin and Mary Johnson. She was married to James Coker, Jr. on Dec. 30, 1963. Dottie was a homemaker. She enjoyed cooking for family and friends and spending time with her children, grandchildren, and her great-grandson Aidan. She and her husband enjoyed traveling with their ponies, making many friends across the country and Canada. Dottie also enjoyed her flower garden and decorating for holidays. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Anna B. Sammons. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, James; daughter, Patsy Tennison and her husband Bob; son, Albert Durham and his wife Heike; two grandchildren, Brett Durham and Eric Durham; and great-grandson, Aidan Durham (the love of her life); four sisters, Mary V. Morgan, Winona Wortham, Joan Brittingham, and Sandra Coker; and three brothers, James Johnson, Jackie Johnson, and Lenwood Johnson; and two very close cousins, Joyce Luzader and Peggy Carney; and a host of nieces and nephews that she loved and cared about. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, May 2 at Torbert Funeral Chapel South, 1145 E. Lebanon Road, (Rt.10), Dover. Friends may call two hours prior. Interment will be in Immanuel Union United Methodist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions be made to American Lung Association in Delaware, 1021 Gilpin Avenue, Suite 202, Wilmington, DE 19806-3280, or Immanuel United Methodist Church, 756 Main St., Dover, DE 19904. Letters of condolence may be sent, and guestbook signed at www.torbertfuneral.com.