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  • Story: Letter From Dorothy

    <span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">May 27, 2008 </font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">I do not have words to explain my elation on my walk to Emmaus. I am on my Fourth Day high and will be forever, in a right mind. As you know, I am somewhat handicapped, but stubbornly determined to be as independent as I can. Thanks to all of you for your compassion and love, to keep me straight when I made a wrong turn or found me when I was lost. What a pleasure to meet so many &ldquo;Sisters in Christ&rdquo; We are all yearning for the same thing. My aim is to be so filled with the Holy Spirit that I can share with others, my family, friends and even strangers. </font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">My last 2 weeks have been filled with a lot of joy. Week before last, I was invited to take a trip to Holland, Michigan to see the Tulip Festival, with 7 others in a van, what a wonderful time! Then last week, the candle light walk, and everything about the 72 hours. The lectures, the singing, skits, posters and all. My life is jam packed with joy. All my friends at my little Gratiot Church are happy for me, too. </font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">When I was hit by a car Nov. 2, 2004, I was badly hurt and not expected to live. Someone said God didn&#39;t know what to do with me yet and something more he needed me to do here. I&#39;m not sure what it is, but I hope I don&#39;t disappoint Him. </font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">I don&#39;t want you to feel sorry for me and I don&#39;t want pity. I thank God every day for my good health. I have a good attitude, I am optimistic, always looking ahead, and not worrying about what might have been. </font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">I am house mother, living in the basement of a 3 story house with 8 apartments, vacuuming halls and steps, answering calls, interview, take applications, collect rent for my daughter to pay the bills, and see that the yard is mowed etc. I used to do it myself, I hate to say &#39;can&#39;t&#39; but I can&#39;t do it any more. </font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">I was a Realtor, we bought the property in 1977, we lived in Florida during the winters due to my husband&rsquo;s health. He died in Florida 1989. I vowed not to sell for at least a year, but I stayed 11 more winters until the year 2000. I&rsquo;ve had macular degeneration for 20 years but got along fine, driving back and forth to Florida, sometimes with family or friends riding with me one way and return fly. I ceased night driving, returned back to Zanesville spring of 2000. I drove to visit a friend in Athens first of September on a Saturday afternoon, stayed overnight, I went to church with her, then returned to Zanesville Sunday PM. Then I had a couple of scares, run a red light and nearly backed out a driveway into someone. Not close, but if I had hit him, it would have been my fault. By the time I got home from my brother-in-law&rsquo;s, my daughter was here, and said &ldquo;Mother are you all right?&quot; I was so upset; I cried and said, &ldquo;I&#39;ll never drive again&quot;. The only time I drove, was to back my car out of the. garage., park it in the front yard with a &ldquo;For Sale&rdquo; sign on it. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do in my life. I drove a school Bus for 10 years, went to school and was a Realtor for 15 years, retiring at age 62. </font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">I have been through a lot in my life but I have been so blessed by God. Angels always looking after me, such as the past 2 weeks. I am still on a HIGH and don&#39;t want to get down. </font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">My doctor told me last June that my vision would not get any worse, even though I had a lot of damage done. He was mistaken, my right eye is diminishing rapidly but I have a good vision in my heart. I am so blessed with a family of 4 children, 10 grandchildren, and 20 great-grandchildren, and one great great-grandson in California whom I have not yet seen.</font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3"><span>&nbsp;</span></font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">I try to walk 3 or 4 miles each day, depending on the weather. Today, I walked to the Wal Mart (about 1 1/2 miles) where. my daughter came upon me shopping - I drove. her cart and followed her, I went overtown with her for lunch, then walked back home. In addition to my walking, for 3 years now, I get a whole body massage one hour each week. That&rsquo;s Good! </font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">One day as I walked on Maple, I met a young man carrying a sign, which said &quot;Jesus died for you&quot;. He asked me if I wanted to go to heaven. I told him &ldquo;I&#39;m going&rdquo;. When I get there, I&#39;11 see so many - my parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, many Aunts, Uncles, some cousins, 2 brothers and a host of so many friends from school days, including some favorite teachers, and many many friends my age and older have gone on before me. Billy Graham and Adrian Rogers said they look forward to going to heaven. I do too, it&#39;s gotta be a better place. I tell my children to miss me a little, but be happy for me, when I die and go to heaven!</font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3"><span>&nbsp;</span></font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">You may wonder if I am blind, how can I see to type? I know where the keys are. I make mistakes, but can&rsquo;t see to correct - so please excuse. </font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">By the way, I got my front tooth fixed and I asked my dentist if it would last 16 years, as my doctor told me that I would live to be 100 and I am only 84. He said no guarantee!!</font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">I had three brothers. My Brother Carroll Ardrey was in Lancaster Hospital until Sun. May 25. He is now at Winchester Place Nursing &amp; Rehabilitation. Had pneumonia, very weak, wants to go home, has senile dementia. I want to get up to see him as soon as I can. If you have the time and can stop in to see him, of course he won&#39;t know you, but it you tell him you met his sister Dorothy, you will get a smile. Lemmu died March 28. age 87. Brother John died in 1991, age, age 69. Sadly they were all smokers. His wife&rsquo;s name is Bernita. </font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">Dorothy Ardrey Browning</font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">&nbsp;</font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><font size="3">Minor edits by James E Henderson Jr.</font></span><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"><span><font size="3">&nbsp;</font></span></span>

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    <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px; : static; border--width: 1px; border--style: dotted; border--color: #cccccc;"> <div style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4em;">Dorothy Elouise Ardrey Browning, 86, passed away early Friday morning April 16, 2010 at her home, Maple avenue, Zanesville, Ohio where she had been in the care of her family and Genesis Hospice.&nbsp;<br><br>She was born on March 29, 1924 in Hopewell township, Muskingum County, Ohio to the late Ralph G. and Florence Riggle Ardrey.&nbsp;<br><br>Dorothy was a 1942 graduate of Hopewell High School, Hopewell, Ohio<br>In September of 1944 she married Marine Private Archie A. Browning.&nbsp;<br><br>During the time of Archie's military service she worked at the U.S. Naval Torpedo Station in Newport, Rhode Island.&nbsp;<br><br>She had been employed at The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company and Western Union Telegraph Company in Zanesville&nbsp;<br><br>After several years of being a full time mother she went back to work as a school bus driver and driver trainer for West Muskingum School District when her youngest child started school. She then went back to school herself to become a Realtor in Zanesville until she retired in 1986. She enjoyed art and crafts.<br>She also was a sales distributor of Noni Juice.<br><br>Dorothy was an active member of the Gratiot United Methodist Church, Gratiot, Ohio; a 50 year member of the Brownsville Chapter #486 OES, a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary #9986, Astor, Florida.&nbsp;<br><br>She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Archie who passed away while they resided in Florida in September of 1989.; two brothers, Kenneth Laverne (Butch) Ardrey and John Warren Ardrey.<br><br>Dorothy is survived by four children, Carol Ann Baker, Nashport, Ohio; Royce E. (Karen) Browning, Susan M. (Richard) Watiker of Zanesville, Ohio and Judy I. (Gary) Carlstrom of Albany, New York; ten grandchildren, Brenton J. (Betsy) Baker, Brandee Jo (William) Bryan, Melodie K. (Chris) Palko, R. Andrew (Kimberly) Browning, Zachary R. (Michelle) Musselman, Heather D. (Andrew) Balser, Abbie L. Day, Dustin L. Brannon, Harley B. Dalton III, and Cody J. Dalton; twenty great-grandchildren; and one great-greatgrandson; one brother, Carroll D. (Bernita) Ardrey, Canal Winchester, Ohio; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.<br><br>Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Monday, April 19, 2010 at William Thompson &amp; Son Funeral Home 5765 Gladstone Dr. White Cottage, Ohio.&nbsp;<br><br>Funeral services will be held at the Gratiot United Methodist Church in Gratiot, Ohio on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. with one hour of calling prior to the service at the church. Pastor Charles Norris and Pastor Martha Gross officiating.&nbsp;<br><br>Burial will be in Poplar Forks Cemetery in Gratiot (Licking County) Ohio.&nbsp;<br><br>Memorial contributions may be made to Gratiot United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 138 Gratiot, Ohio</div> </div> </div> <div style="margin: 5px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</div>

 
 
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