Dorothy Alice Chaney, Shade, Ohio, passed away on February 5, 2010, at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital, Athens, Ohio, after a long illness.

She was born on August 27, 1933, to Raymond and Addie Wolfe Pullins in Meigs County where she lived her entire life. Dorothy was an Ohio University graduate. She was a school teacher at Bedford and Salisbury Schools for 28 years. She was a member of Shade Methodist Church, the Walk-in-Garden Club and the Meigs Retired Teachers Association.

She is survived by her husband, Kenneth, with whom she was married for 59 years; a daughter, Kenda (Steve) Williams; and a son, William (Sarah) Chaney; three granddaughters Melissa, Alexa and Ashley and two grandsons Phillip and Brandon; a sister-in-law Anna Pullins; brothers-in-law, Robert and Gary Chaney; sisters-in-law, Shirley Church and Sharon Lippert; many nephews and nieces; and a host of friends.

Besides her parents, Dorothy was preceded in death by two brothers, Raymond, Jr., and Donald Pullins; a baby sister, Donna Jean; and a sister-in-law, Harriet Pullins.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, February 12, 2010, at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy with Pastor Dean Blackburn officiating. Burial will follow at Burlingham Cemetery. Visiting hours will be held from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.

A registry is available online at www.andersonmcdaniel.com.