This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dorman, Ames, Smith, McDowell, Horton, Crane, Depp Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QFB.2ACE/1517 Message Board Post: Billie Dorman, age 93, passed away on Saturday, May 14, at Thornapple Manor, in Hastings. She was born on October 27, 1911, in Conneaut, Ohio, the daughter of Lewis H. and Harriet E. (Ames) Smith. She was raised in Conneaut and Lakewood, Ohio, as well as North East, Pennsylvania. She was graduated from Lakewood High School, Ohio, majoring in art, and then went on to earn a beautician's license. In 1936, she married Miles E. Dorman, also from Conneaut, Ohio. They moved frequently during their long marriage as his work with Goodrich Tire and Rubber and E. W. Bliss transferred them from place to place. They lived in Brooklyn, New York, during World War II and Billie had many interesting stories to tell of that place and time. She took these moves in stride and always found a way to make a new house a home. The Dormans moved from Brooklyn to Hastings in 1945, then to Canton, Ohio, in 1951, and back to Hastings in 1961. Billie was a member of First Presbyterian Church an! d Thornapple Arts Council in Hastings. She was also active in the Artists' Workshop, an art group who painted together during the 1960's and 1970's. She loved gardening, sewing, reading, and taking long walks, especially on beaches. She was a devoted mother and homemaker. Preceding Billie in death were her husband, Miles; sons, Miles E. and T. Michael Dorman; sisters, Adalynn Smith and Amey McDowell. Surviving are her sister, Betty S. Horton of Conneaut, Ohio; daughter, Kathleen and son-in-law, John Crane of Hastings; grandchildren, Suzanne Depp, Michael (Shannan), Kristine, and Lewis Dorman, as well as great-grandchildren, Tyler Thomas and Elise Marie Dorman. Funeral services will be held at Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings on Wednesday, May 18, with the Rev. Willard H. Curtis officiating. Calling hours are 2:30-3:30 p.m. on May 18 with the funeral service directly following. Burial will be at Glenwood Cemetery in Conneaut, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be mad! e to the Hastings Public Library. Arrangements by Girrbach Funeral Ho me, Hastings. (The Hastings "Reminder" - Tuesday, May 17, 2005. Transcriber has no family connection.