DOROTHY JANE PIPER

BLOOMFIELD. DOROTHY JANE PIPER, age 74 of Bloomfield died May 26, 2006 at the Davis County Hospital in Bloomfield. She was born November 8, 1931 in Bayard, Iowa to Leland A. and Marion A. Silva McCord. She married Donald G. Piper September 10, 1950 in Bloomfield, Iowa. He preceded her in death August 10, 1999. She lived in Davis County most of her life. She was a homemaker and owned and operated P.S. Notions in Bloomfield. She was a member of the Bloomfield United Methodist Church, Chapter Q TTT, past PTA president, was a Cub Scout leader and enjoyed playing bridge.

She is survived by 2 sons Bruce and Chris Piper both of Bloomfield; 2 daughter Mary Poulter of Colfax, Iowa and Jane Snodgrass of Des Moines, Iowa; 12 grandchildren;
2 great granddaughters and 2 sisters Dixie Bowling of Georgetown, Texas and Peggy Weathers of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a son in infancy; a sister Pat Stevenson and a half brother Melvin McCord.

Her body has been donated to the University of Iowa. Memorial services will be at 7:30 PM Tuesday May 30, 2006 at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield with Dave Schooley officiating. The family will be present for visitation prior to the service from 6:00-7:30 PM Tuesday. Burial of the cremains will be in the IOOF Cemetery in Bloomfield, at a later date. Memorials in lieu of flowers have been established to the Hospice Room at the Davis County Hospital and Hospice of Central Iowa.