Dorothy Lee Shaver

1923 - 2011

Dorothy Lee Shaver, 87, mother, grandmother and retired teacher, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2011. Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Arborlawn United Methodist Church. Entombment: Greenwood Mausoleum. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, her memory may be honored with a gift to National Kidney Foundation, the building fund at Arborlawn United Methodist Church, or McMurry University in Abilene. Dorothy was born Oct. 21, 1923, in Merkel to the late John Horton and Jessye Mae Horton Shannon. She was raised in West Texas and in 1944 she married James Harry Shaver Sr. She was a graduate of McMurry University in Abilene and began her teaching career at Abilene ISD for one year and 24 years in Fort Worth ISD at Lily B. Clayton and J.T. Stevens Elementary. She was a charter member of Westcliff United Methodist Church, which became Arborlawn UMC; a former member of The Woman's Club; and a member of the Retired Teachers' Association. Dorothy loved her students and was devoted to her six grandchildren, which were her greatest joy in her life. The family would like to thank the gracious caregivers at Broadway Plaza, Vitas Hospice, FMC Southwest Fort Worth Dialysis Center, and a very special thanks to Dr. Kendra Belfi. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Harry Shaver Sr., and a son, James Harry Shaver Jr. Survivors: Son, Ed Shaver and wife, Linda, and their children, Lillian and Mae Margaret; sister-in-law, Suzanne Belton Shaver and her children, Zachary, Andrew, Isabella and Alec.