Coleman D. Ross
Eunice White Morde Doty
May 13, 1918 – April 13, 2010
Eunice Morde Doty, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died at Glenaire Retirement Home in Cary, NC, on April 13, 2010 at the age of 91.
Eunny was born in North Dartmouth, MA, on May 13, 1918, the only child of Anna Louise Sherman and Clinton Habicht White. Her mother died when she was 18 months old and her father married Celia Elliott when Eunny was 11.
She was pre-deceased by her half-brother, Donald. Following high school graduation, Eunny entered the diploma nursing program at Massachusetts General Hospital, graduating as an RN in 1939. Later that year, she married her high school sweetheart, Elton W. Morde.
Eunny and Elton moved to Arlington, VA in the early 1950’s, where she continued her nursing career while raising three children. Throughout her many years in Arlington, Eunny was an active member of Trinity Presbyterian Church. She served Trinity as a leader of the junior high youth fellowship, Deacon, Elder, and Chairman of the Pastoral Nominating Committee. She was an excellent writer and co-authored a 90 page History of Trinity Church. A talented seamstress, Eunny’s exquisite needlepoint pieces are still in use at Trinity.
Following Elton’s death in 1965, Eunny spent six months traveling the world with Chapman College’s “World Campus Afloat” program aboard the SS Ryndam, serving as ship’s nurse to crew, faculty, and students. Then, in 1969, Eunny met and married her second husband, Harry O. Doty and lovingly raised Harry’s two young daughters as her own.
In later years, Eunice served as a board member of the Visiting Nurse Association of Northern Virginia and continued using her nursing skills when needed by family and friends. One of her proudest nursing moments occurred when she delivered a neighbor’s baby, born minutes before the ambulance arrived.
Eunny was an avid gardener, golfer and charter member of the International Golf and Country Club in Fairfax, Virginia, where she won many tournaments.
Eunice and Harry moved to Glenaire in 1994. Eunny struggled with vascular dementia and needed the care of her fellow nurses. Her family is extremely grateful for the excellent care she received at Glenaire Retirement Home.
Eunny had enough love to share with everyone and was dearly loved by family members, friends, neighbors, and colleagues. She will be deeply missed by many, including her husband Harry, her son, David Morde and wife Diana (Cary), daughter Carol Morde Ross and husband Coleman (Chapel Hill), son Richard Morde and wife Jeanne (Kilmarnock, VA); step-daughters Elissa Doty Hellgeth and husband Matthew (Raleigh), and Joy Doty Pechan and husband Marc (Crozier, VA). She also leaves 14 grandchildren, 13 great-grand children, five nieces and a nephew.
Eunny was born in North Dartmouth, MA, on May 13, 1918, the only child of Anna Louise Sherman and Clinton Habicht White. Her mother died when she was 18 months old and her father married Celia Elliott when Eunny was 11.
She was pre-deceased by her half-brother, Donald. Following high school graduation, Eunny entered the diploma nursing program at Massachusetts General Hospital, graduating as an RN in 1939. Later that year, she married her high school sweetheart, Elton W. Morde.
Eunny and Elton moved to Arlington, VA in the early 1950’s, where she continued her nursing career while raising three children. Throughout her many years in Arlington, Eunny was an active member of Trinity Presbyterian Church. She served Trinity as a leader of the junior high youth fellowship, Deacon, Elder, and Chairman of the Pastoral Nominating Committee. She was an excellent writer and co-authored a 90 page History of Trinity Church. A talented seamstress, Eunny’s exquisite needlepoint pieces are still in use at Trinity.
Following Elton’s death in 1965, Eunny spent six months traveling the world with Chapman College’s “World Campus Afloat” program aboard the SS Ryndam, serving as ship’s nurse to crew, faculty, and students. Then, in 1969, Eunny met and married her second husband, Harry O. Doty and lovingly raised Harry’s two young daughters as her own.
In later years, Eunice served as a board member of the Visiting Nurse Association of Northern Virginia and continued using her nursing skills when needed by family and friends. One of her proudest nursing moments occurred when she delivered a neighbor’s baby, born minutes before the ambulance arrived.
Eunny was an avid gardener, golfer and charter member of the International Golf and Country Club in Fairfax, Virginia, where she won many tournaments.
Eunice and Harry moved to Glenaire in 1994. Eunny struggled with vascular dementia and needed the care of her fellow nurses. Her family is extremely grateful for the excellent care she received at Glenaire Retirement Home.
Eunny had enough love to share with everyone and was dearly loved by family members, friends, neighbors, and colleagues. She will be deeply missed by many, including her husband Harry, her son, David Morde and wife Diana (Cary), daughter Carol Morde Ross and husband Coleman (Chapel Hill), son Richard Morde and wife Jeanne (Kilmarnock, VA); step-daughters Elissa Doty Hellgeth and husband Matthew (Raleigh), and Joy Doty Pechan and husband Marc (Crozier, VA). She also leaves 14 grandchildren, 13 great-grand children, five nieces and a nephew.