Dorothy E. Moody, 83, formerly of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, passed away in Brooksville, Florida on September 7, 2011. Dottie was born in Monroe, NY to the late Fred Lundy Moody and Louise Conklin Moody Taylor. Her stepfather was the late Joseph Taylor.

She graduated from Barrington-Providence Bible Institute in Rhode Island with a BA in Bible and Education; Framingham University in Connecticut with a BS in Education, and obtained her Masters degree of Education from the University of Connecticut. Dottie spent her entire career as an elementary school teacher in Connecticut. A school building at the West Hernando Christian School in Spring Hill, FL has been named after her and will be dedicated this October. Dottie loved to paint and do wood sculpting. A former violinist for the Lancaster Symphony, she also played the piano, clarinet and flute. She volunteered with the New England Fellowship of Evangelicals, Inc. in Rumney, NH.

Dottie is survived by 3 nieces, Laura L. Martin, Dottie M. Cottrell and Susan R. Thomas; 9 great-nieces and nephews and 3 great great-nephews and her very close friends Barbara and Philip Esposito and Ellien Lein.

A Graveside Service will take place 9 AM Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Rest Haven Cemetery in Hanover, PA, followed by her Memorial Service at 10 AM, with The Rev. Leon G. Bird officiating, in the Nicarry Meetinghouse of Cross Keys Village in New Oxford, PA. Please omit flowers. Contributions can be made in Dottie's memory to Cross Currents, P.O. Box 12201, Dallas, TX 75225 or New England Fellowship of Evangelicals, Inc., P.O. Box 599, Rumney, NH 03266 or West Hernando Christian School, 2250 Osowaw Blvd., Spring Hill, FL 34607. To send the family online condolences, please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com. Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory 717-560-5100