Dorothy Miriam Cromwell Durfey Hoover was born in Raleigh on July 25, 1922. She was the fourth daughter of Cary Kennedy and Margaret Allen Durfey.
After attending Myrtle Underwood School, Broughton High School, and Peace College, she went to work for Peden Steel Company where she met Paul Absalom Hoover, Jr. On October 13, 1945, she and Paul were married at First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh. Shortly after, they moved to Birmingham, Alabama when Paul took a job with US Steel. Homesick for her family and Raleigh, they moved back to Raleigh in 1948 and Paul went to work with his father-in-law at Cary Durfey Insurance Agency.
Dot was a life-long member of First Presbyterian Church and, in 1974 was made a Life Member. She taught second-grade Sunday School, was Circle Chairman, and was one of the founding members of the "Kitchen Class." She acted as chauffer for every other lady in her Circle who couldn't drive or didn't have a ride to Circle meetings. At her death, she was the oldest member of the Church, a distinction of which she was awfully proud. She was a member of the Vanguard Class, a class that her father had helped found. Outside of her family, nothing meant more to her than her Church, and she was incredibly proud that her grandson, Paul Absalom Hoover, IV, is to be made a Deacon later this year. In what was to be her very last conversation, she and Paul talked at length about the honor. She was delighted.
Dot was one of a dying breed of Southern women. Women who love to cook, whose table is always set for those who have nowhere else to go, who have spines of steel, who can find humor in virtually every situation, and who, though her body was aging, never lost her youthful zest for life. She delivered Meals on Wheels for over 20 years, until May of this year – and she was the driver! Although she loved delivering the meals and talking with the recipients, the greatest part of the event was getting a hot dog at Roast Grill afterwards.
One of her best friends said, "Everything was more fun with Dot. Even the most everyday things were more fun because Dot was there."
Dot was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, Paul A. Hoover; and by her sisters, Frances Durfey Kropp, Florence Durfey McNamara, and Betty Whitmel Durfey Lyon. She is survived by her sister, Margaret Durfey Timberlake of Alexandria, Virginia; her son, Paul Absalom Hoover, III and wife, Tricia; her daughter, Betty Hoover Allen and husband, Michael Weaver; by her grandchildren, Alston Hoover Hayes and husband, Will; Paul Absalom Hoover, IV and wife, Sally; Christopher Blake Allen; Charles Carroll Allen; Page Hoover Allen; and by her great-grandchildren, Wilson Edwards Hayes, Dorothy Macon Hayes, and Cameron Gray Allen.
Funeral Service will be held on Sunday, October 23 at First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh at 2:00pm.
Visitation will follow. Interment will be private at Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh.
The family wishes to thank the nurses at Transitions LifeCare for their incredible ministry to Dot and to the family.
Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church Friendship Fund or to Wake County Meals on Wheels.
Arrangements by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Saint Mary's St., Raleigh.
Source: Brown-Wynne Funeral Home
After attending Myrtle Underwood School, Broughton High School, and Peace College, she went to work for Peden Steel Company where she met Paul Absalom Hoover, Jr. On October 13, 1945, she and Paul were married at First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh. Shortly after, they moved to Birmingham, Alabama when Paul took a job with US Steel. Homesick for her family and Raleigh, they moved back to Raleigh in 1948 and Paul went to work with his father-in-law at Cary Durfey Insurance Agency.
Dot was a life-long member of First Presbyterian Church and, in 1974 was made a Life Member. She taught second-grade Sunday School, was Circle Chairman, and was one of the founding members of the "Kitchen Class." She acted as chauffer for every other lady in her Circle who couldn't drive or didn't have a ride to Circle meetings. At her death, she was the oldest member of the Church, a distinction of which she was awfully proud. She was a member of the Vanguard Class, a class that her father had helped found. Outside of her family, nothing meant more to her than her Church, and she was incredibly proud that her grandson, Paul Absalom Hoover, IV, is to be made a Deacon later this year. In what was to be her very last conversation, she and Paul talked at length about the honor. She was delighted.
Dot was one of a dying breed of Southern women. Women who love to cook, whose table is always set for those who have nowhere else to go, who have spines of steel, who can find humor in virtually every situation, and who, though her body was aging, never lost her youthful zest for life. She delivered Meals on Wheels for over 20 years, until May of this year – and she was the driver! Although she loved delivering the meals and talking with the recipients, the greatest part of the event was getting a hot dog at Roast Grill afterwards.
One of her best friends said, "Everything was more fun with Dot. Even the most everyday things were more fun because Dot was there."
Dot was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, Paul A. Hoover; and by her sisters, Frances Durfey Kropp, Florence Durfey McNamara, and Betty Whitmel Durfey Lyon. She is survived by her sister, Margaret Durfey Timberlake of Alexandria, Virginia; her son, Paul Absalom Hoover, III and wife, Tricia; her daughter, Betty Hoover Allen and husband, Michael Weaver; by her grandchildren, Alston Hoover Hayes and husband, Will; Paul Absalom Hoover, IV and wife, Sally; Christopher Blake Allen; Charles Carroll Allen; Page Hoover Allen; and by her great-grandchildren, Wilson Edwards Hayes, Dorothy Macon Hayes, and Cameron Gray Allen.
Funeral Service will be held on Sunday, October 23 at First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh at 2:00pm.
Visitation will follow. Interment will be private at Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh.
The family wishes to thank the nurses at Transitions LifeCare for their incredible ministry to Dot and to the family.
Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church Friendship Fund or to Wake County Meals on Wheels.
Arrangements by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Saint Mary's St., Raleigh.
Source: Brown-Wynne Funeral Home
Dorothy Miriam Cromwell Durfey Hoover was born in Raleigh on July 25, 1922. She was the fourth daughter of Cary Kennedy and Margaret Allen Durfey.
After attending Myrtle Underwood School, Broughton High School, and Peace College, she went to work for Peden Steel Company where she met Paul Absalom Hoover, Jr. On October 13, 1945, she and Paul were married at First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh. Shortly after, they moved to Birmingham, Alabama when Paul took a job with US Steel. Homesick for her family and Raleigh, they moved back to Raleigh in 1948 and Paul went to work with his father-in-law at Cary Durfey Insurance Agency.
Dot was a life-long member of First Presbyterian Church and, in 1974 was made a Life Member. She taught second-grade Sunday School, was Circle Chairman, and was one of the founding members of the "Kitchen Class." She acted as chauffer for every other lady in her Circle who couldn't drive or didn't have a ride to Circle meetings. At her death, she was the oldest member of the Church, a distinction of which she was awfully proud. She was a member of the Vanguard Class, a class that her father had helped found. Outside of her family, nothing meant more to her than her Church, and she was incredibly proud that her grandson, Paul Absalom Hoover, IV, is to be made a Deacon later this year. In what was to be her very last conversation, she and Paul talked at length about the honor. She was delighted.
Dot was one of a dying breed of Southern women. Women who love to cook, whose table is always set for those who have nowhere else to go, who have spines of steel, who can find humor in virtually every situation, and who, though her body was aging, never lost her youthful zest for life. She delivered Meals on Wheels for over 20 years, until May of this year – and she was the driver! Although she loved delivering the meals and talking with the recipients, the greatest part of the event was getting a hot dog at Roast Grill afterwards.
One of her best friends said, "Everything was more fun with Dot. Even the most everyday things were more fun because Dot was there."
Dot was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, Paul A. Hoover; and by her sisters, Frances Durfey Kropp, Florence Durfey McNamara, and Betty Whitmel Durfey Lyon. She is survived by her sister, Margaret Durfey Timberlake of Alexandria, Virginia; her son, Paul Absalom Hoover, III and wife, Tricia; her daughter, Betty Hoover Allen and husband, Michael Weaver; by her grandchildren, Alston Hoover Hayes and husband, Will; Paul Absalom Hoover, IV and wife, Sally; Christopher Blake Allen; Charles Carroll Allen; Page Hoover Allen; and by her great-grandchildren, Wilson Edwards Hayes, Dorothy Macon Hayes, and Cameron Gray Allen.
Funeral Service will be held on Sunday, October 23 at First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh at 2:00pm.
Visitation will follow. Interment will be private at Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh.
The family wishes to thank the nurses at Transitions LifeCare for their incredible ministry to Dot and to the family.
Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church Friendship Fund or to Wake County Meals on Wheels.
Arrangements by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Saint Mary's St., Raleigh.
Source: Brown-Wynne Funeral Home
After attending Myrtle Underwood School, Broughton High School, and Peace College, she went to work for Peden Steel Company where she met Paul Absalom Hoover, Jr. On October 13, 1945, she and Paul were married at First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh. Shortly after, they moved to Birmingham, Alabama when Paul took a job with US Steel. Homesick for her family and Raleigh, they moved back to Raleigh in 1948 and Paul went to work with his father-in-law at Cary Durfey Insurance Agency.
Dot was a life-long member of First Presbyterian Church and, in 1974 was made a Life Member. She taught second-grade Sunday School, was Circle Chairman, and was one of the founding members of the "Kitchen Class." She acted as chauffer for every other lady in her Circle who couldn't drive or didn't have a ride to Circle meetings. At her death, she was the oldest member of the Church, a distinction of which she was awfully proud. She was a member of the Vanguard Class, a class that her father had helped found. Outside of her family, nothing meant more to her than her Church, and she was incredibly proud that her grandson, Paul Absalom Hoover, IV, is to be made a Deacon later this year. In what was to be her very last conversation, she and Paul talked at length about the honor. She was delighted.
Dot was one of a dying breed of Southern women. Women who love to cook, whose table is always set for those who have nowhere else to go, who have spines of steel, who can find humor in virtually every situation, and who, though her body was aging, never lost her youthful zest for life. She delivered Meals on Wheels for over 20 years, until May of this year – and she was the driver! Although she loved delivering the meals and talking with the recipients, the greatest part of the event was getting a hot dog at Roast Grill afterwards.
One of her best friends said, "Everything was more fun with Dot. Even the most everyday things were more fun because Dot was there."
Dot was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, Paul A. Hoover; and by her sisters, Frances Durfey Kropp, Florence Durfey McNamara, and Betty Whitmel Durfey Lyon. She is survived by her sister, Margaret Durfey Timberlake of Alexandria, Virginia; her son, Paul Absalom Hoover, III and wife, Tricia; her daughter, Betty Hoover Allen and husband, Michael Weaver; by her grandchildren, Alston Hoover Hayes and husband, Will; Paul Absalom Hoover, IV and wife, Sally; Christopher Blake Allen; Charles Carroll Allen; Page Hoover Allen; and by her great-grandchildren, Wilson Edwards Hayes, Dorothy Macon Hayes, and Cameron Gray Allen.
Funeral Service will be held on Sunday, October 23 at First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh at 2:00pm.
Visitation will follow. Interment will be private at Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh.
The family wishes to thank the nurses at Transitions LifeCare for their incredible ministry to Dot and to the family.
Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church Friendship Fund or to Wake County Meals on Wheels.
Arrangements by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Saint Mary's St., Raleigh.
Source: Brown-Wynne Funeral Home
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