Dorothy S. Marshall, a 43 year area resident, entered into rest on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at the Putnam Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Holmes, NY. She was 83 years of age.
The daughter of the late Leonard and Pearl Henderson, she was born on February 20, 1938 in Brooklyn, NY.
Dorothy was a retired customer service representative with Blue Cross-Blue Shield in Middletown.
Dorothy was a member, Diaconate member and former Diaconate Chairperson, usher and nursery attendant of the former First Baptist Church in Middletown. She was a former president of the Greater Middletown Interfaith Council, and was a member of the Women’s After Six Group and active with the area CROP Walk.
Survivors include; her sister, Ida Henderson of New York City; her brother, Albert Henderson of Raleigh, NC; several nieces & nephews; a great niece, Maiya Henderson and great nephew Cameron Henderson-Wiley; her special friend, Anna Washington of Brooklyn, NY. Dorothy was predeceased by her husband Winston Marshall, and brother Leonard Henderson Jr.
Cremation took place at the Cedar Hill Crematory, Newburgh, NY and her cremains were buried in the family plot in the Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY.
Memorial contributions in Dorothy’s memory may be made to the Greater Middletown Interfaith Council, c/o St. John’s Lutheran Church, 391 Mt. Hope Road, Middletown, NY 10940.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Cornelius, Dodd & Connell Funeral Home, Middletown, NY.
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