Dorothy E. Whitney, 93, of 3 Hood Rd., Derry, NH died Friday, October 18, 2002, at the Elliot Hospital in Manchester, NH. She was born in Cambridge, MA on June 28, 1909, a daughter of the late Starr K. and Margaret (Powell) Verge and had been a lifelong resident of Derry and Londonderry, NH. She was a graduate of Pinkerton Academy in Derry, Class of 1926. Mrs. Whitney was a devoted member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Londonderry. She loved bird-watching and knitting. She was the widow of Alden I. Whitney who died in 1981.
She is survived by two sons, Kenneth O. Whitney of Derry, Dana B. Whitney of Raymond, NH, one daughter, Patricia A. Whitney of Derry, eight grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, one great great grandson, several nieces and nephews.
There are no calling hours. Following cremation, a memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 26th at 1:00 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 10 Kendall Pond Rd., Londonderry. The Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch St., Derry is handling the arrangements.