Louise Dooley

DOOLEY, Louise Slaughter, of Bradenton, Fla., who returned home to Richmond to fulfill her wish to see family and friends, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2010 at the age of 90. She was preceded in death by her parents, Aubrey and Ethel Tuck; brother, Clinton; her first husband of 40 years, Gilbert "Johnny" Slaughter; and her second husband of 26 years, T. Herman Dooley. She is survived by her son, John Slaughter and wife, Karina; daughter, Betty Tatum and late husband, Roy; grandchildren, Wendy and husband, Vince Valdrighi, Troy and wife, Brandy Tatum; great-grandchildren, Taylor and Tatum Valdrighi and Austin Tatum; stepdaughter, Karly Coleman and husband, Rob; stepgrandchildren, Kerry and husband, Eric Dering and Nicole Smith; stepgrandson, William and wife, Kathy Simon; stepgreat-grandchildren, William Jr. and Olivia Simon. Special thanks to a dear family friend and loving caregiver, Mary McDonough. Louise was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a beautiful person with a heart full of love. She enjoyed life and leaves behind many wonderful friends and family that will forever cherish a lifetime of memories and will miss her greatly. The family will receive visitors at Bennett's Funeral Home on Lee-Davis Road Saturday (today) from 2 to 8 p.m., where funeral services will be held on Sunday at 2 p.m. Interment will be at Washington Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to New Bridge Baptist Church, 5701 Elko Road, Sandston, Va. or United Methodist Church, 603 11th St. W., Bradenton Fla.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.