Jackson County, Texas  - OBITUARIES 2001

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Dorothy Elizabeth Aimone, 70, of Edna died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001. She had lived in 
San Antonio with her daughter and son-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Scott Kercheville, for the 
past several months. She was born Nov. 30, 1930, in Lolita, Texas to Mary Elizabeth 
Peters and the late Terry J. Peters. 

Dorothy graduated from Edna High School at the age of 15 and received her B.S. in 
Institutional Management from Texas Woman's University in 1950. After a year's dietetic 
internship in Chicago she worked as a hospital dietician. While in Chicago she married 
Dr. Roy Joseph Aimone in 1952 and was a homemaker and mother. In 1962 she began 
teaching elementary school and retired in 1992 with 30 years experience. She also 
worked as a dietary consultant with nursing homes for 15 years. 

Dorothy was a member of the First Baptist Church of Edna where she was active 
teaching Sunday school, singing in the choir, and working as a mentor with the 
language ministry literary program. She also volunteered with Helping Hands of 
Jackson County, an organization to help the needy. She was a life member and 
past president of the Retired Teachers Association and was a member of the Eleanor 
Brackenridge Literary Club. Dorothy was active in local politics and was an avid bridge 
player. She enjoyed her investment club as well as investing on her own. 

Survivors include: Sons, Roy John Aimone, M.D. of Victoria, Texas, Terry Timothy 
Aimone of Katy, Texas, and David Joseph Aimone of Atlanta, Georgia; daughter, Marlise 
Ann Kercheville of San Antonio; mother, Mary Elizabeth Peters of Edna; sister, Barbara 
Ann Purcell of Corpus Christi, Texas; brothers, A.J. Peters of Canyon, Texas, and Terry 
Dennis Peters of Huntsville, Texas; and 8 grandchildren. 

Visitation will be from 4-6 pm Wednesday at Slavik Funeral Home in Edna, 782-2152. 
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 1 at the First Baptist Church in Edna. Graveside 
services will immediately follow at Memory Gardens of Edna. 

Pallbearers are Callaway Aimone, John Aimone, Douglas Purcell, Gregory Purcell, 
Daniel Purcell, and Scott Kercheville. 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial gifts supporting pancreatic cancer 
research be made to The Johns Hopkins University and mailed to Ralph H. Hruban, 
M.D., JHMI Weinberg 2242, 401 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 
21231-2410.