Dorothy Virginia Zumwalt

Dorothy Virginia Zumwalt, age 103, passed away on December 10, 2014, at Sonshine Manor in Dahlonega, Georgia. Truly Dorothy from Kansas, she was born June 28, 1911, in Iola, Kansas, and grew up in Kansas City. Dorothy married Eugene Victor Zumwalt in 1934, and moved with him to Georgia and then to California. In 1998, she moved to be with her daughter, Rosemary, and her son-in-law Isaac Levy in North Carolina and then in Georgia. In her long life and throughout her changes of residence, she had continuity of commitments and interests. A loyal Methodist, she was a member of Decatur First United Methodist Church. A life-long quilter the daughter of a quilter and the mother of a quilter Dorothy most recently belonged to the Yellow Daisy Quilters of Stone Mountain. Caring and giving to others, Dorothy was active in her daughters PTA, worked with physically challenged children through Napa County Easter Seals, and with the Sonoma County Council of Aging Alzheimer s group. She was a good cook, known for her macaroni and cheese and wine cake. Dorothy is survived by her daughters, Patricia Shelton, Nancy Rollins, and Rosemary Zumwalt; 7 grandchildren (one predeceased her), 18 great grandchildren, and 19 great- great-grandchildren. Her memory will always be for a blessing.