Dorothy Lippitt Blackwood

BLACKWOOD, Dorothy Lippitt Dorothy Lippitt (Murray) Blackwood, 99, of Enfield beloved mother, grandmother, and great granmother and formerly of Providence and Warwick, RI, passed away peacefully on Sunday, (March 20, 2005) at Evergreen Health Care Center, in Stafford Springs. Dorothy was born on September 24, 1905 in Providence, RI, where she lived until moving to Warwick in 1955 and then to Enfield in 1997. She was the daughter of the late Thomas H. Murray of Selkirk, Scotland, Great Britain and Effie S. (Snow) Murray of Providence, RI and her late stepmother, May B. (lngham) Murray. Dorothy will be sadly missed by a son, Thomas S. Blackwood and his wife Dee of Enfield; a daughter-in-law, E. Gloria Blackwood of Ventura, CA; four grandchildren, Scott Blackwood and his wife Jennifer of Bainbridge Island, WA, Glenn Blackwood and his wife Kathy of Enfield, Gail Cassista and her partner Claudette Kosinski of Hartford, Gary Blackwood and his wife Lisa of Windsor; two step-grandchildren, James Anderson and his wife Suzan of Chicopee, MA and Sherry Champagne and her husband Alain of Granby, MA; 14 great grandchildren, Justin and Renee Cassista, Cole, Bailey Jo, Jessica, Ryan, Keenan, Mariah, Matthew and Jeremy Blackwood, Nicole and Daniel Anderson and Megan and Natalie Champagne and three step great grandchildren, Robert, Michael, and Alyssa Caplette. She also leaves a former daughter-in-law, Elaine Blackwood of Enfield, and a good friend. Mary Mumblo. Dorothy was predeceased by her husband of 45 years, John C. Blackwood; a son John M. Blackwood; a grandson, John N. Blackwood and a brother, James Murray. Dorothy was a graduate of Bryant & Stratton College in Providence and was employed by Little & Co. in Providence before retiring in 1977. Dorothy was a devoted member of the Washington Park United Methodist Church in Providence where she was very active in the Chancel Guild and was also a lifetime member of the Order of the Eastern Star Signet Chapter #21 of Cranston, Rhode Island. She loved, lived and cared for her own home and gardens until age 92, was an avid Red Sox fan, enjoyed playing bridge and attending summer theater by the sea in RI. Her summer vacations with family and friends at Cape Cod and frequent family visits to California and Hawaii, along with her many friends in Rhode Island, are never to be forgotten cherished memories. Dorothy's family will receive relatives and fiends at the Leete-Stevens Enfield Chapel, 61 South Road, Enfield, on Wednesday, March 23, from the hours of 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Funeral Service for Dorthy will be held on Thursday, March 24, at 11 a.m. at Washington Park United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Park, in Johnston, RI. Memorial Contributions may be made in her memory to the Chancel Guild, Washington Park United Methodist Church, 1520 Broad St., Providence, RI 02095 or The Resident Bazaar Fund, c/o Evergreen Health Care Center, P.O. Box 549, 205 Chestnut Hill Rd., Stafford Springs, CT 06076. To leave a message of hope and remembrance please visit our web-site www.leetestevens.com.