Dorothy Lorimer McNally's Obituary
Services for Dorothy Lorimer McNally, 99, of Longview will be held 10AM Thursday, March 29, 2007 at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel in Longview with the Rev. Jerry Turner officiating. Interment will follow at Rosewood Park Cemetery.
Mrs. McNally died peacefully at home on Monday, March 26, 2007. She was the daughter of Harriet and William Lorimer of Dundee, Scotland. Mrs. McNally was born March 17, 1908 in Kansas City, Missouri. Her family moved to Dallas, Texas and later to Corsicana, where she met Frank McNally, one of the early pioneers in Corsicana?s oil industry. Married in 1929, Frank and Dorothy enjoyed 59 wonderful years of marriage. In 1935, Mr. and Mrs. McNally moved to Longview.
Mrs. McNally was preceded in death by her husband Frank, daughter Mary McNally Murphy, grandson Frank Murphy, grandson Michael Murphy, granddaughter Dorothy Murphy, and her brother Jimmy Lorimer, Sr.
During World War II, Mrs. McNally was the leader of the Gray Ladies Organization at the U.S. Army?s Harman General Hospital in Longview. An avid golfer, she was the East Texas State Women?s Golf Champion for many years and a member of the Pinecrest Country Club. She was also a former President of the Longview Chapter of the Junior League, serving the community for many years as an active member of the League. Dorothy was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Longview.
Survivors include her daughter Mary?s husband, John Murphy of Longview, granddaughter, Linda Murphy and husband, Gerard Nash of Longview and Washington, D.C., and one nephew Jimmy Lorimer, Jr. of Dallas.
The family wishes to specifically thank her Doctors and the many caregivers that tended to Mrs. McNally?s needs during her long illness, especially Ms. Marcie Alsobrooks, Ms. Constance Ceja, Ms. Diana Reber, Mrs. Lucy Young, Ms. Sheila Isaac, and Ms. Brenda Williams.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 400 N. Fredonia St., Longview, TX 75601. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 from 6 until 7 PM.
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