Dorothy Yates Reed

Dorothy Yates Reed, “Dotty,” age 90, formerly of Media, PA, passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2017.

She was born to the late John Yates and Florence Evangeline Copeland, in Harrisburg, PA.

She was a graduate of William Penn High School in Harrisburg, PA, in 1945, and received her teaching degree from West Chester State Teachers College in 1951.

Growing up in Harrisburg, PA, she fondly recalled summers spent with family in Boiling Springs, PA.

Dotty was a member of the Staff at Benchmark School, in Media, PA, for many years and had been a long time member at Middletown Presbyterian Church.

She was fond of gardening, cooking and baking, and was renowned amongst her family for her annual Thanksgiving deserts. In 2012, along with her late husband Edgar G. Reed, she moved to Tel Hai Retirement Community in Honeybrook, PA.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years and is survived by her daughter Jean Reed McNealis, of Coatesville, PA, and son Edgar Yates Reed, of Winter Park, CO.

A family remembrance will be held on Thanksgiving Day at Rambo Run Club, in York, PA, and an extended remembrance for close friends will be arranged during interment at Middletown Presbyterian Church cemetery at a future date.

In lieu of flowers the family is requesting that donations be made in the memory of Dorothy Yates Reed, to the Tel Hai Care Assurance, PO Box 190, Honey Brook, PA 19344—0190.

Arrangements by The Labs Funeral Home, Inc. of Honey Brook, Pa.

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