| Date of Birth | October 31, 1925 |
| Passed Away | November 22, 2011 |
| Place of Residence | Canaseraga/Hornell |
| Home State | NY |
| Service Date | December 3, 2011 |
| Service Time | 1 P.M. |
| Service Location | Living Waters Church, Southyard Rd., Hornell |
DOROTHY E. THOMPSON
CANASERAGA/HORNELL-Dorothy E. Thompson, 86, formerly of Hornell, passed away late Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 22, 2011) at her home on River St. in Canaseraga.
Born in Hornell on Oct. 31, 1925, she was a daughter of the late William and Amy Blowers Bartle. Besides her parents, she was also predeceased by her son, Keith Beardsley; her sister, Virginia Johnson and her four brothers, Billy Bartle, Earl Bartle, Robert Madison and Edward Bartle.
A former resident of Hornell, Dorothy has resided in Canaseraga with her daughter, Judy Patterson, who lovingly cared for her the past eight years.
She had been employed at Marion Rohr’s in Hornell and at the former Bethesda Community Hospital in North Hornell.
Dorothy was a member of the Hornell I.O.O.F.
Her family includes her four children, William (Martha) Bartle of Stephens Mills, Debra (Stephen) Kerr of Hornell, Robert (Heather) Thompson of Hornell and Judy (Glenn) Patterson of Canaseraga; her 14 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and eight great- great-grandchildren; her sister, Mary Bell of Hornell; also her many nieces, nephews and cousins.
There will be an hour of calling from Noon to 1 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 3) at the Living Waters Church, 1737 Southyard Road in Hornell (along East Ave. railroad tracks) where a funeral service will follow in her memory at 1 p.m. Saturday, with her nephew, Pastor John Casterline officiating. A dinner will be served after the service from 2-3 p.m. at the church.
Those wishing may send flowers or donations to her daughter, Judy Patterson, 26 River St., Canaseraga, N.Y. 14822.
Arrangements are with the Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc., 285 Main St., Hornell.
its been real hard the last few days with out you being here, the house is empty and i miss you more then words could ever say, you were my mom my friend my every thing, i dont want to ever for get our times we had together our memorys will be burnt in my brain for ever, i wish i could have just one more time to talk to you and tell youover and over how much i love you,people say itgets better as days go on and others say it never goes away i cant emagine either one i just wish you were still here, i hate this feeling of pain in my heart with out you and never will forget you ever, i hope the memorial is something to be proud of ,i hope alot of people come to show how much you ment in peoples lives,
glenn has said to me you were a seed god planted here there are so many people in church and or know the lord because of you, john is a paster who had many saved which with out you couldnt have happened most of your family know god because you made sure they knew god and transported many back and fourth to church, then paster lee is a minister through john with in return was do to you with he has many saved do to him so in return do to you and it keeps going you were gods seed and even the prettiest bloom has to die and reborn so you are like a seed from god and you will always bloom in my heart, i will never forget you and think of you every day of my life, remember i love you.