Dorothy N. McClaskey

Dorothy N. McClaskey, age 79, of Columbus, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 4, 2010. She was born in Calhoun County, West Virginia on October 24, 1930 to the late Jewell and Anna Springston. She was a 1949 graduate of Atwater High School and retired from Uniform Printing and Supply Company where she worked as a secretary. Dorothy joined the Hillcrest Baptist Church in 1960 and was a member there for 50 years. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her siblings, Otis and Shelby. Survivors include her children, Kathy VanHorn, Nancy (Terry) Conkel, Martin (Thea) McClaskey, Carolyn Sue Evans, and Patricia McClaskey; grandchildren, Rex (Jackie) VanHorn, Katy (Troy) Peach, Jeff (Andrea) Oliver, Daniel Oliver, William, Lawrence, James, Anthony, Dustin, and Eugene McClaskey; Annie (Austin) Mills, and Benjamin Maggard; great grandchildren, Alexander and Andrew Joseph VanHorn, Clayton and Shelton Peach; Ryan, Maddison, Adam, and Mason Oliver, Katlyn, Austin, Landon, and Logan McClaskey; and Ayden, Adalia, and Asa Paul Mills; and siblings, Delores, Sue, Jack, Shirley, and Christine. Family and Friends may call Thursday, July 8, 2010 from 5:00PM-8:00PM at SCHOEDINGER HILLTOP CHAPEL, 3030 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio. A memorial service will be held Friday, July 9, 2010 at 11:00AM at HILLCREST BAPTIST CHURCH, 2480 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43204. Contributions in Dorothy’s name may be made to the Gospel Music Trust Fund, PO Box 144, Goodlettsville, TN 37070. Visit www.Schoedinger.com to share a favorite memory of Dorothy.

“This truly was Dorothy’s independence day, now free of all sorrow, woes, and tears. Free now to be in the arms of her Lord and Savior; free to be with loved ones who paved the way for her. Free now to sing with the angels.”