[List] Obituary: Dottie Dale Hughes (Mrs. Bill Dale to us in HDAA)

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Dorothy Jane Edwards Dale Hughes obituary, 1927-2024
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      BORN 1927, DIED 2024


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  Dorothy Hughes Obituary

Dorothy "Dottie" Jane Edwards Dale Hughes passed away on February 8, 
peacefully in her home, surrounded by many loved ones. She was 96 years 
old.

Dottie was born November 28, 1927, on a Navajo reservation in Lovelock, 
Nevada, where her parents worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Throughout her life Dottie wanted to be a teacher. She received her 
bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Tennessee, and her 
master's degree in education from Alabama A&M University. She spent her 
young adult years raising her five children before teaching high school 
science, chemistry, and physics for 15 years. In 1983 she received the 
Alabama American Association of Physics Teachers Award. In 1984 she 
received the E. Scott Bar Award for Excellence in Teaching Physics, an 
award given by the physics teachers of Alabama Universities. She 
especially cherished this award because she was nominated by one of her 
former students, who gave her the credit when his professor told him he 
was the best prepared student in all his classes. In 1987, Dottie 
received the Presidential Award for Excellence by President Ronald 
Reagan. The faculty and students of Huntsville High School admired and 
loved her.

Dottie loved the outdoors. As a youth she joined a hiking club, hiking 
all over the Smoky Mountains. It was on one of these hikes that she met 
Bill Dale, her husband of 48 years.

Dottie and Bill were married in 1947. They moved to Huntsville in 
October of 1951, where they raised their family and served their church 
and community until Bill's death in 1995. In 2001, she married Rev. Ken 
Hughes and lived with him in Fairhope, Alabama until his death in 2012. 
She always considered herself to be doubly blessed to spend her life 
with these two fine and loving men.

Dottie and Bill were very active in First Christian Church, serving in 
the choir for 40 years, and in various other leadership positions. She 
was the first female elder there. After moving to Fairhope, she 
continued her church involvement at Fairhope Christian Church. 
Throughout their lives, Bill and Dottie generously supported many 
charitable causes. They were founding members of the Huntsville Symphony 
Orchestra Guild. They both received the Virginia Hammel Simms Award for 
their contributions to the arts in Huntsville. In retirement Dottie 
spent many hours as a private physics tutor and court appointed juvenile 
advocate.

Dottie was preceded in death by father, Raymond Edwards; mother, 
Wilhelmina Edwards; brothers, George Edwards, John Edwards, Frank 
Edwards, and Robert Edwards; sisters, Marion Edwards Ferris and Wilma 
Edwards Neas Loga; her husbands, William Isaac Dale Jr., and the Rev. 
Kenneth Hughes; son, Barney Dale; son-in-law, Eric Schiller; and 
grandson, Jeffrey Dale. She is survived by children, Deborah Dale 
Shiller (George Henley), Donna Dale Evans (Robert), Brian Dale (Sue), 
and Bradley Dale (Janice); daughter-in-law, Eileen Freiburg-Dale; 14 
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and her many friends. A special 
word of thanks to Dr. Thomas McCulloch and Tina Haring for their years 
of friendship and service.

A funeral will be held at First Christian Church, Huntsville, Monday, 
February 12 at 11:00, Rev. Paul Allen officiating.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Christian Church 
Foundation, PO Box 1007, Indianapolis, IN 46206-1007, or online at 
www.christianchurchfoundation.org 
<http://www.christianchurchfoundation.org>. Please note "William I. and 
Dorothy E. Dale Fund" in memo line.

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Bill Dale had TCC #387 and was in PM until 1988. Thanks to Glenn Webb 
for noticing Mrs. Hughes as our Mrs. Dale!


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