Marcus Leo Corley's wife Frances Boatwright Dawson OBIT 14 Aug 2011 Salisbury MD
Frances B. Dawson
DAWSON FRANCES BOATWRIGHT DAWSON Died peacefully at the Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury on Sunday, August 14, 2011. "Franny" as she was known to her family and friends was born in Birmingham, Alabama on September 26, 1918. She is a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Barnett Boatwright. At age 2, her family moved to Atlanta, Georgia where she lived until her first marriage. She graduated from Girls High School in Atlanta and then studied interior design before marrying the late Marcus Leo Corley of Zwolle, Louisiana in 1940. Marc, a naval aviator, died in service to his country in World War II in 1942. Franny then married the late Samuel Cooper Dawson, Jr. of Alexandria, Virginia on March 24, 1945. Coincidentally, she had met "Cooper" as he was known on her first honeymoon to Alexandria and Washington, DC in 1940. They were married for 60 years before he died in 2005. Franny is survived by her son Samuel Cooper Dawson, III and his wife Bonnie of Fredericksburg, Virginia; her daughter Marion Dawson Robinette and her husband Dan of Salisbury, Maryland; three grandchildren: Elizabeth Dawson Shreckhise and her husband Matt, Samuel Cooper Dawson, IV and his wife Louise and Patrick Mason Dawson; and a great-grandson Daniel Mason Shreckhise. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Elizabeth Brantley Boatwright of Ohio. She was preceded in death by her brother, Joseph Haire Boatwright of Ohio, her sister Ruth Boatwright Jordan of Chattanooga, Tennessee and her niece, Carroll Jordan Tonkin of Signal Mountain, Tennessee. Franny was vice-president and part owner of Camp Alleghany for Girls in Lewisburg, West Virginia, where she spent her summers in various roles as postmistress, camp store proprietor, director of the dining room, infirmary helper and supporter of her husband who ran Alleghany from 1963 until 1999. In the winter months she was an active volunteer. She was a member and past president of the Hunting Creek Garden Club in Alexandria; a member of the Garden Club of Virginia, a member of the Mount Vernon Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; past director of the Alexandria Christmas Cotillion; honorary member of The Twig, the Alexandria Hospital Auxiliary, volunteer and longtime member of the Altar Guild at Immanuel Church on the Hill. She was a regular bridge player and a longtime member of the Theatre Guild at the National Theatre and the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. A heartfelt thank you to the nurses and staff at the Wicomico Nursing Home where Franny was a resident for the past three years. She was treated with love, dignity and a quality of care that extended her life and made it a happy one. Our family thanks you for taking such good care of Mom. The funeral service will be held on Friday, August 19, 2011 at 11 a.m. at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Princess Anne, Maryland with visitation one hour prior to the service. A commitment service will be held at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Alexandria, Virginia on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 11:00 am. A memorial service will follow at Everly Wheatley Funeral Home at noon. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Camp Alleghany Alumni Association, PO Box 8404, Richmond, Virginia 23226. Arrangements are in the care of Holloway Funeral Home, 501 Snow Hill Rd. Salisbury, Maryland 21804.To send condolences to the family visit www.hollowayfh.com and the Everly Wheatley Funeral Home, 1500 W. Braddock Rd., Alexandria, VA 22302.
Published in The Washington Post on August 16, 2011
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DAWSON FRANCES BOATWRIGHT DAWSON Died peacefully at the Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury on Sunday, August 14, 2011. "Franny" as she was known to her family and friends was born in Birmingham, Alabama on September 26, 1918. She is a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Barnett Boatwright. At age 2, her family moved to Atlanta, Georgia where she lived until her first marriage. She graduated from Girls High School in Atlanta and then studied interior design before marrying the late Marcus Leo Corley of Zwolle, Louisiana in 1940. Marc, a naval aviator, died in service to his country in World War II in 1942. Franny then married the late Samuel Cooper Dawson, Jr. of Alexandria, Virginia on March 24, 1945. Coincidentally, she had met "Cooper" as he was known on her first honeymoon to Alexandria and Washington, DC in 1940. They were married for 60 years before he died in 2005. Franny is survived by her son Samuel Cooper Dawson, III and his wife Bonnie of Fredericksburg, Virginia; her daughter Marion Dawson Robinette and her husband Dan of Salisbury, Maryland; three grandchildren: Elizabeth Dawson Shreckhise and her husband Matt, Samuel Cooper Dawson, IV and his wife Louise and Patrick Mason Dawson; and a great-grandson Daniel Mason Shreckhise. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Elizabeth Brantley Boatwright of Ohio. She was preceded in death by her brother, Joseph Haire Boatwright of Ohio, her sister Ruth Boatwright Jordan of Chattanooga, Tennessee and her niece, Carroll Jordan Tonkin of Signal Mountain, Tennessee. Franny was vice-president and part owner of Camp Alleghany for Girls in Lewisburg, West Virginia, where she spent her summers in various roles as postmistress, camp store proprietor, director of the dining room, infirmary helper and supporter of her husband who ran Alleghany from 1963 until 1999. In the winter months she was an active volunteer. She was a member and past president of the Hunting Creek Garden Club in Alexandria; a member of the Garden Club of Virginia, a member of the Mount Vernon Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; past director of the Alexandria Christmas Cotillion; honorary member of The Twig, the Alexandria Hospital Auxiliary, volunteer and longtime member of the Altar Guild at Immanuel Church on the Hill. She was a regular bridge player and a longtime member of the Theatre Guild at the National Theatre and the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. A heartfelt thank you to the nurses and staff at the Wicomico Nursing Home where Franny was a resident for the past three years. She was treated with love, dignity and a quality of care that extended her life and made it a happy one. Our family thanks you for taking such good care of Mom. The funeral service will be held on Friday, August 19, 2011 at 11 a.m. at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Princess Anne, Maryland with visitation one hour prior to the service. A commitment service will be held at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Alexandria, Virginia on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 11:00 am. A memorial service will follow at Everly Wheatley Funeral Home at noon. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Camp Alleghany Alumni Association, PO Box 8404, Richmond, Virginia 23226. Arrangements are in the care of Holloway Funeral Home, 501 Snow Hill Rd. Salisbury, Maryland 21804.To send condolences to the family visit www.hollowayfh.com and the Everly Wheatley Funeral Home, 1500 W. Braddock Rd., Alexandria, VA 22302.
Published in The Washington Post on August 16, 2011
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