Mary Dorothy Mayes

Mary Dorothy (Vick) Mayes, 99, went home to spend Thanksgiving this year with her Lord and Savior and her beloved husband, Elbert. Dorothy was born on January 7, 1911 to Rebecca (Crider) and John Vick. She attended Applegate, a one room school in rural Marion, KY where she met and attended with her future husband, Elbert. They were married on September 8, 1928.
Dorothy worked at Swift & Company in Evansville, In. She was a Christian woman who loved her Lord and Savior with her whole heart and shared this love with those around her. Dorothy spent many winters fishing with Elbert in Lake Okeechobee in Florida. She enjoyed reading her Bible, quilting, sewing, crocheting and word search puzzles and enjoyed these hobbies until the Lord called her home. She spent many years in the Eastern Star.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, loving husband, Elbert; her daughter - Mary K Salyer and infant son Paul Allen, as well as siblings, Herbert, Elza and Olga. She is survived by her son Larry (Connie) Mayes of Evansville, and grandchildren, Rick Salyer, Tracey Fredo, Lori (Rodney) Pavlichek and Brian (Wendy)Mayes; great-grandchildren Zachary, Hailey and Caleb Salyer, Kyle, Jill and Taylor Fredo and Kelsie, Victoria, Allie and Abbie Pavlichek and special nephew Gary (Judy) Mayes.
Services are scheduled for 11 AM Wednesday November 24 at Gilbert Funeral Home in Marion, KY with interment in Rosebud Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 5-8 PM Tuesday at the funeral home.