Avis de décès de Dorothy-L. Reid

->WATERVILLE -- Dorothy L. (Reeder) Reid slept away peacefully in the palm of God's hand on Jan. 13, 2007, at Mount St. Joseph's.Dorothy was a lifelong resident of Washington, D.C., until 2001, when severe arthritis and Alzheimer's Disease necessitated her move to Maine to be near her son. She was a supervisor in the Examining Division of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, U.S. Department of the Treasury, for 37 years until her retirement in 1979. She was an early member of Gethsemane Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., where she served devotedly as lay pastor of Unit Six, Sunday school teacher and superintendent, Vacation Bible School teacher, and Progressive Club president. She was a member of the Gethsemane Board of Trustees for more than 30 years. To her church friends and neighbors, Dorothy was the angel of mercy who visited shut-ins and took elderly people to doctors' appointments. Dorothy was gladdened to hear God's gentle voice address her: "Well done, good and faithful servant!"Dorothy was predeceased by her parents, Mattie (Glenn) and Willie Reeder; by her husband, Charles E. Reid Sr.; by her brother, William Reeder of Cleveland, Ohio; by her elder son, Charles E. Reid Jr. of Washington D.C.; and by her faithful and beloved Wilbert Barnes, also of Washington, D.C.Dorothy is survived by her son, Clifford Reid, and his wife, Sheila (McCarthy), of Waterville; her precious grandson Matthew Reid, as well as many cousins, nieces, and nephews.Her family extends deep gratitude and heartfelt prayers to Ann Norsworthy and Jeffrey Lovitz, M.D. for their medical expertise and compassion and to the staffs of Evergreen Assisted Living Facility and Mount St. Joseph's 3A for their tender care of "Dot."Dorothy's funeral will be celebrated on Jan. 20 at Gethsemane Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.