Dorothy A. Moffett

Mrs. Dorothy Anne Moffett, 83, of Winchester, Virginia, died Sunday, November 27, 2011 in her home.

Mrs. Moffett was born in New Philadelphia, Ohio, in 1928, the daughter of the late Stephen and Mary V. Farkus. She was the youngest of six children, and received her Bachelor of Nursing Degree from Catholic University.

She and her husband, the late Preston I. Moffett, Sr., owned and operated Moffett Distribution. She was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church where she previously served as a School Nurse. She had been a volunteer with the American Red Cross, a volunteer reader at the Handley Library. She had been very active with the Winchester Medical Center Follies from its beginning and had volunteered with the Winchester Medical Auxiliary in the Gift Shop. She was a past volunteer with Concern Hotline, Westminster Canterbury and the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival offices.

Her husband, Preston I. Moffett preceded her in death on July 12, 2011. They were married on September 3, 1949 in Warrenton, Virginia.

She is survived by a son, Preston “Bugs” Moffett, Jr., of Winchester, Virginia and a daughter, Stephanie ”Taffy” Litz and her husband, Donald P. Litz, Jr., of Butler, Maryland. Also surviving are grandchildren Anne Moffett Litz and her husband, Jeremiah Swatzell, Dorothy Paige Litz and Fiancé Graham Dunn, Ashby Litz Theoni and her husband Parker and Stephanie Westcott Litz.

A funeral service will be conducted on Thursday at 10:00 A.M. at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church with Father Stanley J. Krempa officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Hebron Cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Omps Funeral Home – Amherst Chapel with a recitation of the Rosary at 7:30 PM.

Memorial contributions may be made to the SPCA, 117 Featherbed Lane, Winchester, VA 22601 or to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street, Winchester, VA 22601.

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