Dorothy Mae "Dotti" Rhodes, 86, of Rockport, Texas, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008.
Dotti was born to Frank and Willie Mae Patrick on March 4, 1922, in Mound Valley, Kan.
She married W. Clyde Rhodes Jr. on Jan. 27, 1971, in Lake Tahoe, Nev.
After Clyde and Dotti married, they traveled along the Baja Peninsula of Mexico, camping and spending time with each other and friends. While traveling in Mexico, they decided to build a house and reside in the beautiful seaside village of Rincon de Guayabitos, Nayarit, Mexico, where they resided for 15 years. After living in Mexico, they returned to Rockport.
Dotti was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rockport. She was an accomplished seamstress and artist, and was a wonderful cook who loved cooking for her family and entertaining her family.
She played mah-jongg, bridge, and other card games; she also loved the coast and had traveled in Mexico extensively.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her sister, Betty Lee; and her son-in-law, James D. "Jimmy" Smith.
Dotti is survived by her beloved husband, Clyde, of Rockport; her son, W. Clyde "Dusty" Rhodes III and wife Darlene of Rockport; her daughters, Diane Smith of Rockport and Dawn Shockome of Las Vegas, Nev.; and her sisters, Frances Hicks of San Antonio and Virginia Bartlett of California. She is also survived by six grandchildren, Lance Rhodes, Krista Wegener, Jennifer Smith, Aimee Smith, Joseph Shockome, and Catherine Shockome; four great-grandchildren, Hannah May Rhodes, Connor Wegener, Carson Wegener, and Kinzie Bea Richey. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews, including one special nephew, Dennis Hicks of San Antonio.
A rosary was recited at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25, in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rockport, followed by a funeral Mass celebrated by the Rev. Monsignor Louis F. Kihneman III.
A graveside service was held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Karnes City Cemetery in Karnes City.
The family respectfully requests that memorials be made to Aim Hospice, P.O. Box 2300, Rockport, TX 78381.
Dotti was born to Frank and Willie Mae Patrick on March 4, 1922, in Mound Valley, Kan.
She married W. Clyde Rhodes Jr. on Jan. 27, 1971, in Lake Tahoe, Nev.
After Clyde and Dotti married, they traveled along the Baja Peninsula of Mexico, camping and spending time with each other and friends. While traveling in Mexico, they decided to build a house and reside in the beautiful seaside village of Rincon de Guayabitos, Nayarit, Mexico, where they resided for 15 years. After living in Mexico, they returned to Rockport.
Dotti was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rockport. She was an accomplished seamstress and artist, and was a wonderful cook who loved cooking for her family and entertaining her family.
She played mah-jongg, bridge, and other card games; she also loved the coast and had traveled in Mexico extensively.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her sister, Betty Lee; and her son-in-law, James D. "Jimmy" Smith.
Dotti is survived by her beloved husband, Clyde, of Rockport; her son, W. Clyde "Dusty" Rhodes III and wife Darlene of Rockport; her daughters, Diane Smith of Rockport and Dawn Shockome of Las Vegas, Nev.; and her sisters, Frances Hicks of San Antonio and Virginia Bartlett of California. She is also survived by six grandchildren, Lance Rhodes, Krista Wegener, Jennifer Smith, Aimee Smith, Joseph Shockome, and Catherine Shockome; four great-grandchildren, Hannah May Rhodes, Connor Wegener, Carson Wegener, and Kinzie Bea Richey. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews, including one special nephew, Dennis Hicks of San Antonio.
A rosary was recited at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25, in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rockport, followed by a funeral Mass celebrated by the Rev. Monsignor Louis F. Kihneman III.
A graveside service was held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Karnes City Cemetery in Karnes City.
The family respectfully requests that memorials be made to Aim Hospice, P.O. Box 2300, Rockport, TX 78381.
Dorothy Mae "Dotti" Rhodes, 86, of Rockport, Texas, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008.
Dotti was born to Frank and Willie Mae Patrick on March 4, 1922, in Mound Valley, Kan.
She married W. Clyde Rhodes Jr. on Jan. 27, 1971, in Lake Tahoe, Nev.
After Clyde and Dotti married, they traveled along the Baja Peninsula of Mexico, camping and spending time with each other and friends. While traveling in Mexico, they decided to build a house and reside in the beautiful seaside village of Rincon de Guayabitos, Nayarit, Mexico, where they resided for 15 years. After living in Mexico, they returned to Rockport.
Dotti was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rockport. She was an accomplished seamstress and artist, and was a wonderful cook who loved cooking for her family and entertaining her family.
She played mah-jongg, bridge, and other card games; she also loved the coast and had traveled in Mexico extensively.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her sister, Betty Lee; and her son-in-law, James D. "Jimmy" Smith.
Dotti is survived by her beloved husband, Clyde, of Rockport; her son, W. Clyde "Dusty" Rhodes III and wife Darlene of Rockport; her daughters, Diane Smith of Rockport and Dawn Shockome of Las Vegas, Nev.; and her sisters, Frances Hicks of San Antonio and Virginia Bartlett of California. She is also survived by six grandchildren, Lance Rhodes, Krista Wegener, Jennifer Smith, Aimee Smith, Joseph Shockome, and Catherine Shockome; four great-grandchildren, Hannah May Rhodes, Connor Wegener, Carson Wegener, and Kinzie Bea Richey. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews, including one special nephew, Dennis Hicks of San Antonio.
A rosary was recited at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25, in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rockport, followed by a funeral Mass celebrated by the Rev. Monsignor Louis F. Kihneman III.
A graveside service was held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Karnes City Cemetery in Karnes City.
The family respectfully requests that memorials be made to Aim Hospice, P.O. Box 2300, Rockport, TX 78381.
Dotti was born to Frank and Willie Mae Patrick on March 4, 1922, in Mound Valley, Kan.
She married W. Clyde Rhodes Jr. on Jan. 27, 1971, in Lake Tahoe, Nev.
After Clyde and Dotti married, they traveled along the Baja Peninsula of Mexico, camping and spending time with each other and friends. While traveling in Mexico, they decided to build a house and reside in the beautiful seaside village of Rincon de Guayabitos, Nayarit, Mexico, where they resided for 15 years. After living in Mexico, they returned to Rockport.
Dotti was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rockport. She was an accomplished seamstress and artist, and was a wonderful cook who loved cooking for her family and entertaining her family.
She played mah-jongg, bridge, and other card games; she also loved the coast and had traveled in Mexico extensively.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her sister, Betty Lee; and her son-in-law, James D. "Jimmy" Smith.
Dotti is survived by her beloved husband, Clyde, of Rockport; her son, W. Clyde "Dusty" Rhodes III and wife Darlene of Rockport; her daughters, Diane Smith of Rockport and Dawn Shockome of Las Vegas, Nev.; and her sisters, Frances Hicks of San Antonio and Virginia Bartlett of California. She is also survived by six grandchildren, Lance Rhodes, Krista Wegener, Jennifer Smith, Aimee Smith, Joseph Shockome, and Catherine Shockome; four great-grandchildren, Hannah May Rhodes, Connor Wegener, Carson Wegener, and Kinzie Bea Richey. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews, including one special nephew, Dennis Hicks of San Antonio.
A rosary was recited at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25, in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rockport, followed by a funeral Mass celebrated by the Rev. Monsignor Louis F. Kihneman III.
A graveside service was held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Karnes City Cemetery in Karnes City.
The family respectfully requests that memorials be made to Aim Hospice, P.O. Box 2300, Rockport, TX 78381.
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