Dorothy Newnham Malone

Dorothy Malone died from natural causes in Florida on August 5, 2022. Her residence was at Abbey Delray South in Delray Beach, Florida. She previously lived in Boynton Beach, Florida; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Born in Bay City, Michigan on March 24,1923, Mrs. Malone was the daughter of Louis Newnham and Louise Denkhaus Newnham. After growing up in Windsor, Ontario, she moved across the river to Detroit, where she met her husband Knox Hunter at a USO dance; they moved to his family home in Pittsburgh after they were married. While she was in Detroit, she became a Certified Public Accountant.

As a member of Sixth Presbyterian Church and Shadyside Church in Pittsburgh, Mrs. Malone always offered a helping hand to friends and neighbors. She volunteered as a poll worker for elections, supported her husband’s work as an attorney, and continued to work as a self-employed CPA during tax season and parttime. She adored her pets, including dogs, cats, and birds, and regularly had a small family of fluffy cats in her home. She will be missed by all who knew her.

Mrs. Malone is survived by her daughters Martha Hunter and husband Michael Elmer, and Elizabeth Hunter, as well as by her grandchildren Thomas Hunter, Christina Battiston, Peter Burghart, and Sarah Burghart. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Samuel Knox Hunter, Jr., John Hook, and James Malone; her sisters, Lucille Kent and Margaret Butler; her daughter Barbara Hunter Burghart; and her granddaughter Amanda (Anya) Hunter.

No memorial is scheduled at this time. The family requests contributions to the organization of your choice in lieu of flowers