Obituary for
Mary Catherine Dorton
Mary Catherine Dorton, "Cathy", 80, of Vero Beach passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, November 1st, 2017.
She was born on May 20th, 1937 to the late Willard and Frances Chadwick in Ringgold, Georgia. She graduated from Vero Beach High School in 1955 and later married her eternal love, Bobby Reece Dorton, in 1966. Together they moved to Charlotte, North Carolina where they raised their son, Bobby "Reece" Dorton II.
Cathy worked at the Kennedy Space Center during the early years of the space program and later retired from Industrial Risk Insurers in Charlotte.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Reece Dorton and her parents, Willard and Frances Chadwick.
She is survived by her son, Reece Dorton of Charlotte, NC, daughter-in-law, Shelley Dorton of Raleigh, NC; granddaughters, Leslie Dorton of Charlotte, NC and Lindsay Dorton of Warner Robins, GA; great-granddaughter, Charley Taylor; sister, Margaret "Ann" Gunter; brother-in-law, Robert "Bob" Gunter, both of Vero Beach; Nieces, Lisa Moody and Sandy Campbell, also of Vero Beach, and several nieces and nephews.
A service will be held for family and friends at a later date in Charlotte.
