Dorothy Mae Vanderhoof
Member of First Baptist Church
Dorothy Mae Vanderhoof, 83, of Claysville, died unexpectedly at 9:30 p.m. Monday, November 25, 2013, in Washington Hospital.
She was born August 23, 1930, in Claysville, a daughter of the late Earl Cecil and Frances Mae Trussell Vanderhoof.
Miss Vanderhoof resided in the Claysville area all her life, where she was a member of First Baptist Church and was a 1948 graduate of the former Claysville High School.
She was a member of Claysville Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary and McGuffey Senior Citizens and was a former volunteer worker at the community center.
Miss Vanderhoof enjoyed reading her Bible, as well as general reading and magazines.
She was hired as a housekeeper by the late H.H. Brownlee family, founders of the former Brownlee Funeral Home in Claysville. Following graduation from high school, she continued her employment with the family until the passing of Whitey and Romaine Brownlee, and had assisted in the former Brownlee, Ferrell and Heinrich Funeral Homes, for a total of 65 years, prior retiring in 2010.
Surviving are a sister, Mary, wife of Ray Patterson of Moundsville, W.Va.; four brothers, Carl W., husband of Julia Vanderhoof and Paul, husband of Carol Vanderhoof, both of Claysville, Earl Vanderhoof of Knoxville, Tenn., and John, husband of Diane Vanderhoof of Locust Grove, Va.; and several nieces and nephews.
Deceased, in addition to her parents, are a sister, Doris Manfredi, and two brothers, Gene and Ray Vanderhoof.
Friends will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Church, Claysville, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 30, with the Rev. James R. Sevon Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Claysville Cemetery. Family and friends may view the obituary and send condolences and flowers at www.rushfuneralhomeinc.com.