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Dorothy E. Rader Charles was born on September 28, 1903 in Mason City, IL. She has been a resident of Albuquerque since 1928. She died Tuesday, October 15, 2002 after a few months of illness. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jennie H. Elmore and John G. Elmore of Mason City, IL. Dorothy graduated from Mason City High School in 1922, attended Milikin College of Decatur, IL, graduating with a degree in music. She was a violinist, playing in the First Methodist Church Orchestra of Mason City, IL. She worked for the Central Illinois Public Service Company. She used her talent with the violin by playing in their orchestra, traveling all over Central Illinois. Dorothy is survived by her sister, Becky Kolb of Albuquerque; grandsons, Jerry Dean Rader and wife, Stacy of Abilene, TX, and Hugh Hazlewood of Orange, CA; granddaughters, Debra Rose of Ohio, Shaney Rader of Seattle, WA, and Deana Turner of Albuquerque; great-grandchildren, Michael and Lindsey Rader; and many great-great-grandchildren. Dorothy married Gale Rader who had two children, Dean and Marion Rader, in 1928 in Mason City, IL. Dorothy and Gale had one son, Jerry Gale Rader. They have all preceded her in death, including her sister, Margaret Schuppe and her brother, Ralph Elmore, both of Springfield, IL. Dorothy married Ralph Charles in 1970, who passed away in 1990. For the last several years, she has resided with her grandson, Jerry Dean Rader in Abilene, TX. Dorothy was a member of First United Methodist Church. She belonged to the Quester Sunday School Class, The Daughters of the Nile, Yucca Temple #74, Daughters of the American Revolution, Honored Ladies, a Life Member of Adah Chapter Eastern Star. Dorothy along with her family owned and operated Rader Awning in Albuquerque for many years. Services will be held Friday, October 18, 2002, 10:00 a.m. at French Mortuary, University Blvd. Chapel, 1111 University Blvd. NE. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park, 924 Memorial Park, 924 Menaul NE. Friends may visit French Mortuary, 1111 University Blvd. NE, Thursday, October 17, 2002, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to Hendricks Hospice, 1242 N. 19th Street, Abilene, TX, 79603. Arrangements by French Mortuary, 1111 University Blvd. NE.
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