Bertie Elizabeth Dove
January 27, 1923 – March 22, 2015
Bertie Elizabeth Dove, 92, of Lothian passed away March 22, 2015 surrounded by family. She was born January 27, 1923 in Greenock (now Lothian) to Hillary Odie and Lillie Christina (Griffith) Moreland. Bertie was raised in Lothian and attended Southern High School. After high school, she worked at the U.S. Census Bureau. She married William “Bill” Hardesty who passed away in 1952. She married Lee Russell Dove in 1955, and they made their home in Lothian. Bertie was primarily a mother and homemaker. She enjoyed yard sales, softball games, and tending to the family produce stand, Dove Family Produce, and talking with the customers. Most of all, she loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.
Bertie was preceded in death by husbands Bill Hardesty and Lee Russell Dove, who passed away in 2011, a sister Marguerite Cox and brothers James and Clarence Moreland. She is survived by children Patricia Whitely and husband Ronnie of Upper Marlboro, Shirley Dove of Lothian, Sandra Lee Duley and husband Rodney of Upper Marlboro and Paul Dove and wife Annie of Lothian, eight grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, and a brother Henry Richard “Dick” Griffith of Lothian.
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Friday, March 27, 2015
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