Dorothy Lee Mack passed from this life to her eternal reward on November 8, 2018, a victim of the Camp Fire which consumed most of the town of Paradise, California. She was born November 16, 1930 in Belvidere, South Dakota to Ralph and Ruth Mack.
After a number of moves, Dorothy with her family settled in Grass Valley, California, where she attended schools and graduated from Grass Valley High School with the class of 1949. After graduation, she moved to Sacramento to pursue a career as a stenographer clerk.
As a small child, Dorothy was diagnosed with polio which left her with a limp throughout her life, as a result of one leg being shorter. Having to overcome that handicap did not keep her from pursuing a normal life. Dororthy worked at the California Department of Corrections at Folsom State Prison from which she retired. Her favorite color was green and she was attracted to the town of Paradise and purchased a home in Ridgewood Mobil Home Park. Beginning her life during the depression, she learned the value of saving. Her last car, a 1989 Nissan Sentra, and her home in Ridgewood Mobile Home Park were paid in full at the time of purchase and destroyed during the Camp Fire.
Dorothy's home was meticulously maintained. Needlework was her favorite hobby and there was always a jigsaw puzzle in progress. Dorothy's Christian faith sustained her throughout her life and she longed for a miracle of healing as promised by the TV evangelists.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and brothers, Leroy Mack and Philip Mack.
In March, 1952, Dorothy married George Bankston. She leaves behind two sons, Obie Bankston of Colorado Springs, CO and Larry Bankston of Sacramento, CA; brothers, Delbert Mack (Marian), Arlen Mack (Kathleen) and Ted Mack (Shirley); sisters, Celia Butler and Edith Cartwright (Wayne); two grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Dorothy will be missed by her family, friends of Ridgewood Mobile Home Park who survived the fire, Meals on Wheels delivery people who took their time to interact with her and treated her as family, and Pastor Dave Bruns and Mike Bray of Paradise Alliance Church who made frequent visits when Dorothy was not able to attend church.
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After a number of moves, Dorothy with her family settled in Grass Valley, California, where she attended schools and graduated from Grass Valley High School with the class of 1949. After graduation, she moved to Sacramento to pursue a career as a stenographer clerk.
As a small child, Dorothy was diagnosed with polio which left her with a limp throughout her life, as a result of one leg being shorter. Having to overcome that handicap did not keep her from pursuing a normal life. Dororthy worked at the California Department of Corrections at Folsom State Prison from which she retired. Her favorite color was green and she was attracted to the town of Paradise and purchased a home in Ridgewood Mobil Home Park. Beginning her life during the depression, she learned the value of saving. Her last car, a 1989 Nissan Sentra, and her home in Ridgewood Mobile Home Park were paid in full at the time of purchase and destroyed during the Camp Fire.
Dorothy's home was meticulously maintained. Needlework was her favorite hobby and there was always a jigsaw puzzle in progress. Dorothy's Christian faith sustained her throughout her life and she longed for a miracle of healing as promised by the TV evangelists.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and brothers, Leroy Mack and Philip Mack.
In March, 1952, Dorothy married George Bankston. She leaves behind two sons, Obie Bankston of Colorado Springs, CO and Larry Bankston of Sacramento, CA; brothers, Delbert Mack (Marian), Arlen Mack (Kathleen) and Ted Mack (Shirley); sisters, Celia Butler and Edith Cartwright (Wayne); two grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Dorothy will be missed by her family, friends of Ridgewood Mobile Home Park who survived the fire, Meals on Wheels delivery people who took their time to interact with her and treated her as family, and Pastor Dave Bruns and Mike Bray of Paradise Alliance Church who made frequent visits when Dorothy was not able to attend church.
www.hooperandweavermortuary.com
www.theunion.com
Dorothy Lee Mack passed from this life to her eternal reward on November 8, 2018, a victim of the Camp Fire which consumed most of the town of Paradise, California. She was born November 16, 1930 in Belvidere, South Dakota to Ralph and Ruth Mack.
After a number of moves, Dorothy with her family settled in Grass Valley, California, where she attended schools and graduated from Grass Valley High School with the class of 1949. After graduation, she moved to Sacramento to pursue a career as a stenographer clerk.
As a small child, Dorothy was diagnosed with polio which left her with a limp throughout her life, as a result of one leg being shorter. Having to overcome that handicap did not keep her from pursuing a normal life. Dororthy worked at the California Department of Corrections at Folsom State Prison from which she retired. Her favorite color was green and she was attracted to the town of Paradise and purchased a home in Ridgewood Mobil Home Park. Beginning her life during the depression, she learned the value of saving. Her last car, a 1989 Nissan Sentra, and her home in Ridgewood Mobile Home Park were paid in full at the time of purchase and destroyed during the Camp Fire.
Dorothy's home was meticulously maintained. Needlework was her favorite hobby and there was always a jigsaw puzzle in progress. Dorothy's Christian faith sustained her throughout her life and she longed for a miracle of healing as promised by the TV evangelists.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and brothers, Leroy Mack and Philip Mack.
In March, 1952, Dorothy married George Bankston. She leaves behind two sons, Obie Bankston of Colorado Springs, CO and Larry Bankston of Sacramento, CA; brothers, Delbert Mack (Marian), Arlen Mack (Kathleen) and Ted Mack (Shirley); sisters, Celia Butler and Edith Cartwright (Wayne); two grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Dorothy will be missed by her family, friends of Ridgewood Mobile Home Park who survived the fire, Meals on Wheels delivery people who took their time to interact with her and treated her as family, and Pastor Dave Bruns and Mike Bray of Paradise Alliance Church who made frequent visits when Dorothy was not able to attend church.
www.hooperandweavermortuary.com
www.theunion.com
After a number of moves, Dorothy with her family settled in Grass Valley, California, where she attended schools and graduated from Grass Valley High School with the class of 1949. After graduation, she moved to Sacramento to pursue a career as a stenographer clerk.
As a small child, Dorothy was diagnosed with polio which left her with a limp throughout her life, as a result of one leg being shorter. Having to overcome that handicap did not keep her from pursuing a normal life. Dororthy worked at the California Department of Corrections at Folsom State Prison from which she retired. Her favorite color was green and she was attracted to the town of Paradise and purchased a home in Ridgewood Mobil Home Park. Beginning her life during the depression, she learned the value of saving. Her last car, a 1989 Nissan Sentra, and her home in Ridgewood Mobile Home Park were paid in full at the time of purchase and destroyed during the Camp Fire.
Dorothy's home was meticulously maintained. Needlework was her favorite hobby and there was always a jigsaw puzzle in progress. Dorothy's Christian faith sustained her throughout her life and she longed for a miracle of healing as promised by the TV evangelists.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and brothers, Leroy Mack and Philip Mack.
In March, 1952, Dorothy married George Bankston. She leaves behind two sons, Obie Bankston of Colorado Springs, CO and Larry Bankston of Sacramento, CA; brothers, Delbert Mack (Marian), Arlen Mack (Kathleen) and Ted Mack (Shirley); sisters, Celia Butler and Edith Cartwright (Wayne); two grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Dorothy will be missed by her family, friends of Ridgewood Mobile Home Park who survived the fire, Meals on Wheels delivery people who took their time to interact with her and treated her as family, and Pastor Dave Bruns and Mike Bray of Paradise Alliance Church who made frequent visits when Dorothy was not able to attend church.
www.hooperandweavermortuary.com
www.theunion.com
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