Rhoda Anne Doty

Doty, Rhoda Anne
Passed away on July 24, 2004. She was 87 years old. Rhoda was born in Tucson, Arizona on May 3, 1917. She moved with her father, Tenney Williams, mother, Rhoda Pickering Williams and two brothers, Saint John Tenney and Andrew, to South Pasadena at a young age and spent much of the rest of her life there and in the Pasadena area. Rhoda graduated from South Pasadena High School and was accepted at Stanford University, her father's alma mater. Rhoda married Walter Hinds Doty of Pasadena in June of 1939 and settled down in Solvang where Walter was foreman on a ranch. While Walter was in the Navy and following his career, Rhoda raised four children, Carol, Susan, Cindy, and John in the Pasadena area which she always called home. This energetic woman belonged to several clubs and did volunteer work at Huntington Memorial Hospital for many years. She was one of the original founding members of the "Hasty Hens" Garden Club in Pasadena's Lower Hastings area. She was a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Rhoda is survived by her children, Carol Mehtlan of San Marcos, Sue Wolfe of Cherry Valley, Cindy Grush of Sierra Madre and John Doty of Santa Monica; 11 grandchildren, Mark Mehtlan, Cynthia Cameron, Benjamin Mehtlan, Raymond Wolfe, Richard Wolfe, Brenda Bunch, Joseph Wolfe, Andy Grush, Geoff Grush, Aimee Grush, Todd Doty; and nine great-grandchildren. Memorial Mass is pending.