Dorothy Pauline Vandermark, daughter of Charles Hays and Nellie Coker Hays was born September 25, 1922 in Ardmore, Oklahoma and died February 23, 2020 at her home in West Plains, Missouri at the age of 97 years.
She was united in marriage July 18, 1944 in El Monte, California to Earl Vardermark, who preceded her in death September, 2011.
She is survived by one daughter, Cheryl Hicks, West Plains, Missouri; two grandchildren, Charles Hicks and wife Amelia, St. Louis, Missouri, and Sheri Thompson, West Plains, Missouri; six great grandchildren, Kendra Thompson, Marianne Hicks, Everett Hicks, Shea Thompson, Beau Hicks, and Josias Hicks, and one great great grandson, Kenneth Thompson.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, and eight siblings.
Dorothy will be remembered for her love of reading and gardening. She loved traveling and doing activities with the family, and for her love for Jehovah.