Dolores Baker Dodd

Dolores Baker Dodd was born in Garfield Hospital, Washington D.C. on June 27, 1934. She was the older of two daughters born to James Walter Baker and Louise Roxie Baker. Like her mother, her given middle name was Roxie. However, when asked her middle name in kindergarten, she replied “Rosebud” perhaps predicting her lifelong love of roses. The granddaughter of two Baptist ministers, Dolores accepted Christ at an early age. She grew up in The Nineteenth Street Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., and later, The First Baptist Church of Steelton, Harrisburg, PA, where she was a member of the Hospitality Ministry. Dolores was educated in the public schools of Washington, D.C. Dolores was an animated child who tirelessly enjoyed activities of her era: Dodge ball, Hopscotch, Double Dutch, etc. She loved music and especially liked the sessions when she and her sister Carolyn stood around the piano and sang while their mother played. Always a caring person, Dolores moved to Steelton, PA to provide comfort and support to her cousin, Ms. Lillian Ball, whose brother had recently died. Dolores worked in Sales at John Wanamaker, Macy’s, and Catherine’s. While residing at Capitol Rehabilitation Center, she provided comfort to her roommate Donna by sharing her snacks, honeybuns, and beverages. She also worked in positions that afforded her the opportunity to demonstrate her amazing culinary skills. Dolores loved to entertain and host elaborate Christmas dinner parties. During her life in Washington, D.C., Dolores basked in the love and activities of an extended family. However, in Steelton, PA, she met and married George Dodd in 1967 and was blessed to be welcomed into another loving family. She peacefully departed this life on Dec. 13, 2024. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Dodd who passed in 2002; Family-in-Love: sons, Robert W. Dodd, Marshall Dodd, Conway Dodd; daughters, Barbara Evans and Rebecca Brooks. She leaves to celebrate and cherish special loving memories, her sister, Carolyn Brown of Queens, NY; cousins, Willa Blackwell and Elvira North; Family-in-Love: daughters, Helen Kelly (John) of North Carolina, Wanda Jackson (Moses), Brenda Turner and Myrtice Davenport; son, Charles Dodd; daughter-in-law, Essie Dodd, all of Harrisburg, PA, and a host of Family-in-Love grandchildren, other family members and friends. FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLICK ON THE SHARE A MEMORY TAB TO POST VIDEOS, SHARE MEMORIES, CONDOLENCES, REFLECTIONS OR SIMPLY LEAVE YOUR NAME.

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Dolores Baker Dodd

June 27, 1934 - December 13, 2024