Dorothy Anne Page

Dorothy Anne (Martin) Page , 83, passed away at her home in Liberty Hill, Texas, on January 22, 2026, at 7:13 p.m., surrounded by love, with family by her side and on the phone. Born April 8, 1942, in Fairfax Vermont, Dorothy was the daughter of Elisabeth Bernadette (King) Martin and Clyde Donald Martin. Dorothy married the love of her life, Clifford Arnold Page, on July 9, 1960, and devoted herself to being an at-home mom to four girls. After marriage, they made their home in Bakersfield, Vermont where she built a life focused on family and friendship until mom's soul mate left us on April 5th, 2000.
Mom grew up in the Catholic church and continued to practice that faith until her move to Texas. Once she landed in Texas, the Methodist church welcomed her with open arms and she remained a member of Cross Track Methodist church until she left to join our dad.
Her home was always busy with all aspects of life. Mom enjoyed entertaining us kids and our friends and her friends were always up for visiting over a cup of coffee. Afternoons of the past included coffee, cigarettes, and long conversations with her dear friends Veronica Draper and Cindy Patch. She welcomed friends and family no matter where they were in their journey. That's how Kim Barry became the fifth daughter from another mother. Mom was an ear to talk to, a person who would give advice and direction and let you do with it what you did. No judgement, just support and our friends knew they could count on that.
Mom waited till she was 30 years old to get her driver's license. Once that happened, she added taxi driver to her list of duties. Dorothy was also that mom-the one who piled us and our friends into the car and hauled more than the car could safely transport to roller skating at Hillside. Having this freedom also gave her more opportunities to go play Bingo, one of her passions.
Games were one of Mom's favorite pastimes. She loved, loved, loved bingo, and it didn't matter where it was played-from the Jeffersonville Eagles Club in Vermont to the VFW in Liberty Hill. Bingo was her jam, it wasn't just a game but a great social time for her. Card games also were her thing because it was a great way of socializing with friends and families, it brought lots of laughs no matter who was winning. From Gin Rummy to Five Crowns, so many card games brought her together with so many of us. Mom had a sharp, witty sense of humor and wasn't afraid to use it, especially while playing Five Crowns, where she routinely kicked everyone's butt and enjoyed every minute of it.
Mom loved to cook and bake. She always made a cake for each of our birthdays, flavor depended on which person, Spice cake (Carrie), Mayonnaise cake (Annette and Cindy), White cake with homemade chocolate frosting (Angie), yellow cake (Natasha)… and when there wasn't cake to be made, then she'd deep fry some homemade donuts.
Crocheting lap blankets for veterans, dish cloths for us, hats and mittens for whoever needed some was another activity mom made time for. She always had yarn nearby at the ready for when she needed a gift for special occasions (birthdays, christmas) and most likely a Hallmark Christmas movie playing on the TV while she crocheted her gifts of love. If you needed a crochet project made, fixed, or figured out-Dorothy was your person. She taught many how to get started, sometimes having to think a little harder when teaching a right hander because she was left handed.
Mom wasn't really a sporty person but if garage saling was a sport, mom was the #1 player. She loved hosting them, finding them and shopping at them, she loved it all. Mom had priorities when shopping at garage sales, yarns of all textures and colors, collectables, a pretty shirt in her size, but mostly yarns. Not only was mom awesome at garage sales, in her younger years, when a person could buy a pack of cigarettes out of a vending machine, she was a damn good bowler. She did league bowling and brought home trophies on the regular.
After her Clifford was gone from her everyday life, she needed to be with her girls. Mom packed up her life and family that couldn't let her leave without them, and moved to Texas. Mom called TX home for 25 years. She never forgot her roots, but was proud to be a Texan.
Once in Texas, mom quickly gathered a tribe of girlfriends and joined a gang! This wasn't a typical gang, there were special requirements and mom was blessed to have what was needed to join her friends at The Over the Hill Gang. She cherished her weekly girl time-games, crocheting, laughter, wine-and her annual beach trips with her gang of gal pals. Janet Welch was one of those special friends that was always there and continued to be there through it all.
Texas also opened mom's taste palate to wine, enjoying different wineries around Texas with friends and family. Let's not fail to mention mom's taste for distilled spirits. In true Texas fashion, she had a lightning-fast draw, especially when a shot glass was involved. Her shot glass was empty before you could get yours to your mouth. This wasn't a weekly occurrence, but it showed mom's fun, adventurous, up for anything side.
Her belief in the magic of Santa Claus never left her and mom worked tirelessly every Christmas to keep that belief alive for her kids and grandkids. Although mom has left and there will not be another Christmas with her presence, the magic of the season will go on. And we are thankful to her for that.
Her family was her priority. Always spending time with her sisters and their families, celebrating whatever needed to be celebrated. Welcoming us and our kids into her home to hang out or party for a holiday. She adored being with her kids, grandkids, great-grandkids, and even her grand-pets and was always up for a gathering with us for any occasion.
Dorothy (mom) is survived by her sister Patricia Whitehead; her daughters Annette (Peter) Savage, Carrie Van Meeteren, Angie (Mike) Midkiff, and Cindy (Steve) Van Meeteren; her grandchildren Natasha (Aaron) Savage, Page (Zach) Van Meeteren, Glenn Van Meeteren, Elisabeth Duhaime, and William Duhaime; her great-grandchildren R.J. Wilson, Kylie McFadden, Jaycee Harrington, and Charli Van Meeteren; and countless people (Kim) who became family along the way.
Mom was predeceased by many to include her siblings, Phyllis (Wilbur) Kelly, Madonna (Richard) Lesage, Joyce Martin and Norman (Bernie) Martin.
Dorothy Anne Page lived with humor, generosity, grit, and a whole lot of love. If you were lucky enough to know her, you were lucky enough-period.
Mom's wish to be cremated was granted and her ashes will be interred next to our dad at Sandersons Corners Cemetery in Fairfax, VT. A memorial celebrating mom's life will be in the spring.