Mrs. Dorothy Agnes Bowling Hortie

Dorothy Agnes Bowling Hortie, 79, of Salisbury, passed away peacefully with her husband and family at her side, on March 8, 2012, after a valiant nine year struggle with Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS). She was born November 13, 1932, in Loogootee, IN, the youngest of six children of Harry Joseph and Bridget Nancy Mattingly Bowling. She graduated from St. John's High School in 1950. She married Robert Ernest Hortie, Sr. on July 25, 1950 in Loogootee, IN. The Hortie family resided on various military bases until Bob retired from the Marine Corps in 1966, and then resided in the Hyattsville/Lanham, MD area before moving to Salisbury, in 1996. Dot was a homemaker much of her adult life. Active in the community, she volunteered for the Parkdale HS Booster Club during the 1970's, she was a member of the Lady Lions of District 22-C, and was regular volunteer at the Lions Camp for the Deaf in Nanjemoy, MD. A skilled seamstress, she worked in the family drapery business for many years. She was an avid Washington Redskins fan, and an enthusiastic bingo player, sharing many happy times with good friends at RFK Stadium and bingo halls in Lanham and Salisbury. A true Marylander, Dottie loved nothing better than picking crabs with her family and friends on hot summer nights. She is survived by her beloved husband of 62 years, Robert E. Hortie, Sr. USMC, Ret.; and seven children, Shirley H. (Dennis R.) Platt of Ogden, UT, Margaret A. Hortie of Salisbury, Robert E. (Nancy D.) Hortie, Jr. of Centreville, Ronald F. (Phyllis B.) Hortie of New Market, MD, Laurie A. Hortie of Greenbelt, MD, Nancy L. (Jerry J.) Meyers of Columbus, IN, Elizabeth H. Hortie of Washington, DC, and daughter-in-law, Jean M. Hortie of Gastonia, NC. She was a beloved "Mamaw" to 18 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Hortie is also survived by her sister, Mary Margaret 'Margie' Bowling Sherfick; three brothers, John W. Bowling, James H. Bowling; and Donald F. (Patricia G.) Bowling, all of Loogootee, IN. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry J. and Bridget N. Bowling; her brothers, Joseph L. Bowling and Raymond L. 'Jack' Bowling; three sisters-in-law, Orvilla J. Strawn Bowling, Patricia J. Summers Bowling, and Ardis K. Braun Bowling; a brother-in-law, Ralph E. Sherfick; and her beloved son, William Harry Hortie in 2007. Friends may call at Bounds Funeral Home, 705 East Main St, Salisbury, MD 21802 from 3-5 pm and 7-9 pm on Tuesday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 535 Riverside Dr, Salisbury on Wednesday at 11 AM . Private family interment will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Coastal Hospice & Palliative Care, P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21802-1733.