Eighth Generation

9928. Doris Gayle "Dottie" Fitzgerald was born on 4 August 1947 in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA. Doris died at home in Stuarts Draft, Augusta Co., VA on 29 November 2009 and was buried at Mountain Top Christian Church Cemetery in Love, Nelson Co, VA on 3 December 2009 .²⁹⁷¹⁹

Obituary, The Daily News Leader, Staunton, VA, Dec., 2, 2009

STUARTS DRAFT-Doris "Dottie" (Fitzgerald) Brown, 62, wife of Lester E. "Les" Brown of 712 China Clay Road, Stuarts Draft, passed away Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, at her residence. Mrs. Brown was born Aug. 4, 1947, in Nelson County, a daughter of the late Ottis Owen and Eula (Coffey) Fitzgerald.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Brown was preceded by a brother, Roger L. Fitzgerald, and a sister, Madeline F. Rhodes.

Dottie retried from Genicom in 1998 with 32 years of service as the stockroom clerk. She attended Mountain Top Christian Church in Love. She was a member of the Augusta County Eagles Ladies' Auxiliary 4129. Dottie enjoyed singing karaoke and loved spending time with her sisters, to whom she was very close.

In addition to her husband, whom she married July 3, 2004, Mrs. Brown is survived by a daughter, Denise M. Welcher of Fishersville; four sisters and brothers-in-law, Florine M. Painter and her husband, Herman of Lyndhurst, Ruthie F. Dedrick and her husband, Freddie, of Stuarts Draft, Libby A. Dameron and her husband, Freddie, of Waynesboro and Edith F. Stinnett of Lyndhurst; two grandchildren, Daniel and Dalton Welcher; three stepsons, Paul M. Brown and his wife, Frankie, of Waynesboro, Phillip T. Brown and his wife, Michelle, of North Carolina, and Mark E. Brown and his wife, Stephanie, of Staunton; six step grandchildren, Katie, Alex, Hannah, Aaron, Amber and Zach Brown; and a number of nieces, nephews, cousins and many close and special friends.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, in Crossroads Baptist Church in Fishersville by Pastors Richard Peters and Bill Johnson. Burial will follow in Mountain Top Christian Church Cemetery in Nelson County.

The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. this evening in Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory or at other times at her residence.

Active pallbearers will be Paul, Mark and Phillip Brown, Mike Rhodes and Paul and Danny Painter.

Honorary pallbearers will be nieces and nephews attending the service.

It is suggested that those desiring make memorial contributions to Mountain Top Christian Church, P. O. Box 228, Lyndhurst, VA 22952-0228; the American Cancer Society, 1920-H Medical Ave., Harrisonburg, VA 22801; or to Stuarts Draft Rescue Squad, P. O. Box 260, Stuarts Draft, VA 24477.

Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory at 230 Frontier Drive in Staunton is in charge of her arrangements.

A living couple was married. Living (private).