Mrs. Hall was born November 13, 1929 in Alexander, a daughter of the late Elmer and Marian (Hammond) Foster. Her father’s homestead is the first stop on the Genesee County Museum tour.
Dorothy graduated from Alexander High School as Valedictorian of the class of 1947. She was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Batavia and it was there that she developed her love of music. She was a member of the choir at church and at the Florida Camp Inn in Davenport, Fla.
She participated in talent shows as a soloist and in groups at her camp and other campgrounds in Fla.
Mrs. Hall was very proud of her garden and gardening skills. Her gardens were a great pleasure for her and others. She was proud to have been able to continue to nurture flowering plants that were her mother's and then pass them along to her children.
Dorothy was also an accomplished artist; a talent and love for which she rediscovered later in life. When her children got married she was proud to gift them an original piece of art.
She is the wife of the late William D. Hall who passed away in 2008.
Dorothy is survived by her children, Wende (Sidney Richard) London of Batavia, Ronald (Shellye Dale) Hall of Elba, and Scott (late Judith) Hall of Batavia; grandchildren, Melanee London of Oakfield, Shayna Hall of Ann Arbor, MI, Bradley Hall of San Francisco, CA, David (Ashley) Hall of Batavia, and Philip Hall of Batavia; great-grandchildren, Cooper Hull, Matthew Harris, and Elizabeth Harris; brothers, Richard Foster of Alexander, and Deane (Ann) Foster of Darien. A grandson-in-law, Jason Harris of Howell, MI also survives.
She is preceded in death by a granddaughter, Amy Harris; a brother, Donald Foster; and a sister, Betty (late Robert) Hampton.
There will be no prior visitation. Family and friends are invited to attend a graveside service on Sunday (August 23, 2015) at 1:00 p.m. at the Grand View Cemetery, Clinton Street Road, Batavia. The family requests memorial contributions be made in Dorothy’s memory to the First Baptist Church of Batavia, 306 East Main Street, Batavia, NY 14020. Flowers are gratefully declined.
Please leave a condolence, share a story, or light a candle at www.bataviafuneralhomes.com. Arrangements were entrusted to the H.E. Turner & Co. Funeral Home of Batavia.
