Dorothy P. McDewell

Dorothy P. McDewell retired Billerica School Dept. secretary; 86 BILLERICA Dorothy P. (Jenkins) McDewell, age 86, wife of 64 years to Bernard A. McDewell, died Friday, August 24, 2007, at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington. She was born in Somerville, May 26, 1921, daughter of the late H. Allen and Lillian (Taylor) Jenkins and had lived in Billerica most of her life and had spent winters in Jenson Beach, Fla. Mrs. McDewell had been employed as a Secretary for the Billerica School Department for 30 years having worked at many schools in town prior to her retirement. She was a communicant of Grace Chapel in Lexington, and a Child Care Provider at Grace Chapel in the Joy Bible Study and Mom to Mom Woman's Ministry. She was a Life Member of the Billerica Emblem Club, a member of the Eastern Star and St. Theresa's Women's Club. She had acted as a Deputy Clerk for the Billerica elections for more than 30 years. Besides her husband, Mrs. McDewell is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Barry and Rebecca McDewell of Illinois; two daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and Philip Farmer of Billerica, and Debra and Audie Boudreau of Chelmsford; two brothers, Allen and Edward Jenkins of Billerica; three sisters, Marie Carlson of Virginia, and Joan Lee and Joyce Swanson of Billerica; 14 grandchildren, Philip, Jennifer and Zachary Farmer, Jody Farmer and her husband, Paul Frazier, Nicolas Farmer and his wife, Shelly, Bryan, Matthew and Michael McDewell, Bonny and Lucas Eyer and Evan, Dana, Kelsie and Melanie Boudreau; five great-grandchildren, Isabelle and Fynn Frazier, Jonathan Dyer, Vanessa Christie and Breana Miller; and many nieces and nephews. Mrs. McDewell was the mother of the late Bryan McDewell, and sister of the late Warren Jenkins and Betty Vonderheide. McDEWELL Dorothy P. (Jenkins), Aug. 24, wife of Bernard A. McDewell. Visiting hours will be held Monday at the SWEENEY MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 66 Concord Rd., Billerica from 2-6 p.m. A funeral service will be held Tuesday at Grace Chapel, 59 Worthen Rd., Lexington at 10 a.m. Relatives and friends respectfully invited. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or at stjude.org. Burial in Fox Hill Cemetery, Billerica. Funeral Directors W.J. and Dean M. Laurendeau.