Dorothy Mayers

Dorothy Wathen Mayers Died November 13, 2010. She was born September 4, 1916 in Dallas, Texas, the only daughter of L. James Wathen and Mamie Willett Wathen. She had three older brothers, Lawrence James, John and Frank, who preceded her in death. She was educated in Dallas public schools and graduated in 1937 from Southern Methodist University. where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She taught school in Taylor Texas and in Dallas, Texas. Later she taught at Herbert Hoover Junior High in San Francisco. In 1941 she married James A. Mayers and moved to San Francisco, where her two children, Mary Beth Paul and Joseph Scott Mayers were born. They survive her as do her only granddaughter Cynthia Paul Mercado and her great-grandson, Matthew James Mercado and her beloved daughter-in-law Terri. Dorothy was the world's greatest mother. Dorothy was active in Commodore Sloat Mothers' Club, Daughters of the American Revolution, San Francisco Garden Club, Stanford Convalescent Home Auxiliary, President of the Kappa Alpha Theta Alumni Club, and the Saint Francis Episcopal Church. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 2:00p.m. at Saint Francis Episcopal Church, 399 San Fernando Avenue at Ocean Avenue, San Francisco/ A reception will follow immediately at the church. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Salvation Army 832 Folsom St. SF, CA 94107 in Dorothy Elizabeth Wathen Mayer's name.