Dorothy
Dorothy Merchant
d. June 3, 2013
Dorothy N. Merchant (nee Taulton), 86, of York, PA, beloved wife of Paul O. Merchant, passed to eternal life on June 3,2013, at Country Meadows Retirement Community, W. York, PA. Born on February 17, 1927, in Knoxville, MD, Dorothy was the daughter of the late Harold and Catherine (Beachley) Taulton.
Dorothy, a 1943 graduate of Brunswick High School, lived most of her life in Baltimore where she worked and raised her family. Dorothy and her husband enjoyed many of their retirement years in Hagerstown, MD where they volunteered at the local college. She enjoyed dancing with her husband and attended many local dances in the Baltimore and Hagerstown areas. Dorothy and Paul also spent much their retirement years traveling the country and site-seeing.
Dorothy is survived by her husband, Paul O. Merchant; three daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Roger Karsk, Dawn and Thomas Capino, and Lisa and George Cada; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Paul T. and Sandra Merchant and Mark O. Merchant, five grandchildren and a great grandson: Crystal Rawlings, Amanda and Paul A. Merchant, Alexandra and Melanie Bindon and Dalton Stewart; one sister, Delores Taulton and two brothers, Robert and Gerald Taulton.
In addition to her parents, Dorothy was preceded in death by three sisters, Ruth Koontz, Alma Miller, and Thelma Gousha-Pettis and five brothers, Frank, Merle, Leon, Floyd and L. Wayne Taulton.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, June 6th from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Stauffer Funeral Home, 1100 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick, MD.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 7th at 11:00 am at the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, 13266 Taylorstown Rd., Leesburg, VA 20176. The family will be present to receive friends one-half hour prior to the service time.
Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant UMC Church Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Heartland Hospice, Memorial Fund, 3417-C Concord Rd., York, PA 17402.
Dorothy, a 1943 graduate of Brunswick High School, lived most of her life in Baltimore where she worked and raised her family. Dorothy and her husband enjoyed many of their retirement years in Hagerstown, MD where they volunteered at the local college. She enjoyed dancing with her husband and attended many local dances in the Baltimore and Hagerstown areas. Dorothy and Paul also spent much their retirement years traveling the country and site-seeing.
Dorothy is survived by her husband, Paul O. Merchant; three daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Roger Karsk, Dawn and Thomas Capino, and Lisa and George Cada; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Paul T. and Sandra Merchant and Mark O. Merchant, five grandchildren and a great grandson: Crystal Rawlings, Amanda and Paul A. Merchant, Alexandra and Melanie Bindon and Dalton Stewart; one sister, Delores Taulton and two brothers, Robert and Gerald Taulton.
In addition to her parents, Dorothy was preceded in death by three sisters, Ruth Koontz, Alma Miller, and Thelma Gousha-Pettis and five brothers, Frank, Merle, Leon, Floyd and L. Wayne Taulton.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, June 6th from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Stauffer Funeral Home, 1100 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick, MD.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 7th at 11:00 am at the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, 13266 Taylorstown Rd., Leesburg, VA 20176. The family will be present to receive friends one-half hour prior to the service time.
Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant UMC Church Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Heartland Hospice, Memorial Fund, 3417-C Concord Rd., York, PA 17402.
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