Dorothy Sirles Fitzgerald

Alvin and Beulah Verner Sirles; her husband of 37 years, Robert Eldridge Fitzgerald in 1989; and her daughter, Brenda Lee Fitzgerald on December 18, 2007. She is survived by her youngest daughter, Mrs. Kathy Fitzgerald Harwood; and one grandson, Matthew Ryan Harwood, both of Buckingham, Virginia. She is also survived by her two sisters, Verner Sirles Nance of Mechanicsville, Virginia. and Betty Sirles Miller of Richmond, Virginia; as well as many nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by her two brothers and their spouses, Howard Alvin Sirles Jr. (Barbara) and Charles Wesley Sirles (Barbara); and her two brothers-in-law, Hardy Amos Nance and Jack William Miller Jr., both of whom died earlier this year. Dorothy was a faithful wife, mother and keeper at home. She was also a bookkeeper in her years of employment before her marriage and before her children were born. She faithfully used those skills to serve her family all the days of her life. She was an active member of Bon Air United Methodist Church and lived in the Bon Air area before moving in 2002 to the Cedarfield Retirement Community, where she enjoyed her many new friends. A memorial service will be held at Cedarfield in the Fellowship Hall on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Central Virginia Muscular Dystrophy Association, 8001 Franklin Farms Drive, Suite 139, Richmond, Va. 23229 or to Bon Air United Methodist Church, 1645 Buford Road, Richmond, Va. 23235.