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James E. Dorothy
Coventry Man Dies Suddenly In 51st Year in Summit
James Edward Dorothy, 50, of Victory Highway, Coventry, died suddenly yesterday afternoon while assisting his daughter's fiance to prepare the couple's future home on Main Street in Summit. Dr. James J. Flanagan, Cranston medical examiner, attributed death to a heart attack.
Mr Dorothy, a supervisor of metal finishing for Federal Products, Inc. of Providence, formerly lived in Edgewood and North Attleboro.
He was born in Beverly, Mass., June 14, 1902, the son of the William S. and Laura A (Gould) Dorothy. He was a member of Harmony Lodge, F & A.M.,. Pawtuxet.
He is survived by his wife, the former Ruth E Caldwell; two sons, Edward F. of West Warwick and Willis L. of Coventry; three daughters, Mrs. Earle R. Whittaker of Natick, Mrs. John E Reynolds of Coventry Center and Miss Carol M. Dorothy, fiancee of John Matthews, at whose Summit home Mr. Dorothy was stricken, and three grand-children.
Also Surviving are two sisters, Mrs Florence Caldwell and Mrs. Elsie Navin, and a brother, William C. Dorothy, all of North Attleboro.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1p.m. at the Frank R. Gorton & Sons Funeral Home of 721 Washington Street, Anthony. Burial will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery, North Attleboro.
Memorial manager #50848718 is great-grandchild
Gravestone photo credit and inscription thanks to Find a Grave user Lynn Gaulin!
James E. Dorothy
Coventry Man Dies Suddenly In 51st Year in Summit
James Edward Dorothy, 50, of Victory Highway, Coventry, died suddenly yesterday afternoon while assisting his daughter's fiance to prepare the couple's future home on Main Street in Summit. Dr. James J. Flanagan, Cranston medical examiner, attributed death to a heart attack.
Mr Dorothy, a supervisor of metal finishing for Federal Products, Inc. of Providence, formerly lived in Edgewood and North Attleboro.
He was born in Beverly, Mass., June 14, 1902, the son of the William S. and Laura A (Gould) Dorothy. He was a member of Harmony Lodge, F & A.M.,. Pawtuxet.
He is survived by his wife, the former Ruth E Caldwell; two sons, Edward F. of West Warwick and Willis L. of Coventry; three daughters, Mrs. Earle R. Whittaker of Natick, Mrs. John E Reynolds of Coventry Center and Miss Carol M. Dorothy, fiancee of John Matthews, at whose Summit home Mr. Dorothy was stricken, and three grand-children.
Also Surviving are two sisters, Mrs Florence Caldwell and Mrs. Elsie Navin, and a brother, William C. Dorothy, all of North Attleboro.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1p.m. at the Frank R. Gorton & Sons Funeral Home of 721 Washington Street, Anthony. Burial will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery, North Attleboro.
Memorial manager #50848718 is great-grandchild
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J. Edward Dorothy
1902-1952
Family Members
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James Edward Dorothy Jr
1925–1925
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Ruth Ellen Dorothy
1926–1926
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Laura Hazel Dorothy Stoker Whittaker Durfee Wade
1927–1996
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Corp Edward Francis "Bud" Dorothy
1929–1981
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Elsie Lorraine Dorothy Reynolds
1930–1999
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Willis Lloyd Dorothy Sr
1932–2017
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Carol Mae Dorothy Matthews
1933–2000
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Lorena Dorothy
1946–1946
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