Dorothy L." Dottie" Waits Obituary (1939

Mrs. Dorothy L. "Dottie" Meadows Waits , age 77, of Hanover, Indiana, entered this life on June 4, 1939 in Trimble County, Kentucky. She was the loving daughter of the late James "Ellis" Meadows and Mary "Lillian" Moore Meadows Barnes. She was a 1957 graduate of Madison High School. She married Orville Dean Waits on June 30, 1956 in Bedford, Kentucky. This happy union of nearly 53 years was blessed with two daughters, Terri and Deanna. She moved to the Madison community in 1963 and resided there the rest of her life. She first worked for eight years as a receptionist at the Madison Clinic. She worked for twelve years as a staff accountant at Sherman-Sherman & Barber. She retired in 2012 after twenty eight years with Madison Chemical Company. She was a faithful member of Rykers's Ridge Baptist Church. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and vacationing with her friends at the ocean. Dottie died on Thursday, February 2, 2017, at 11:50 a.m. at the Hanover Health & Rehab Center in Hanover, Indiana. Click Here for Tribute or Funeral Service Video A LOVING FAMILY Dottie will be missed by her loving two daughters, Terri Waits of Madison, Indiana, Deanna Henley of Evansville, Indiana; her sister, Helen Jean Thornton of Kent, Indiana; her grandchildren, Aimee Ford Perry,Christopher Hobbs (Michelle), Stacie Benefiel Cox, Sean Ross; her great grandchildren, Will Cox, Corgan Hobbs, Isiaiah "II" Cox, Brandon Cox, Yadiel Negron, Mikilah Cox, Alexa Ross, Izabella Mariee, Zirraih Mariee, Xavier Cummings, and Damien Ross; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, James "Ellis" Meadows, died August 8, 2006, her mother, Lillian Moore Barnes, died September 28, 2014, her beloved husband, Orville Dean Waits, died May 28, 2009, her sister, Judy Meadows Hudson, died July 20, 2010, and her brother in law, Jerry Franklin Thornton, died December 13, 2016. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Monday, February 6, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Ryker's Ridge Baptist Church, 2601 North Ryker's Ridge Road, Madison, Indiana , by Pastor Richard Jankosky. Interment will follow in the Grandview Memorial Gardens near Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call from Sunday, February 5, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre and Monday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Ryker's Ridge Baptist Church. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Ryker's Ridge Baptist Church. Cards are available at the funeral home. Online condolences, www.morgan-nay.com Secure">http://www.paysimple.com/security.html">Secure Payments To send a flower arrangement in memory of Dorothy L." Dottie" Waits, please click here to visit our sympathy store.