Dorothy O'Connor Stearns Obituary (1926

Dorothy Dot OConnor Stearns, 85, widow of Richard A. Stearns, Jr., died Thursday, June 2, 2011 at her residence in Beaufort, SC. The family will receive on Monday, June 6, 2011 from 1-2pm at St. Peters Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, June 6, 2011 at 2:00pm in St. Peters Catholic Church with inurnment in St. Peters Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Stearns was born on January 8, 1926 in Augusta, GA. She is the daughter of the late Miles J. OConnor and Tallulah Brennan OConnor. Mrs. Stearns was a graduate of Mount St. Josephs Academy and attended the Junior College of Augusta, GA. Mrs. Stearns was a member of St. Peters Catholic Church where she served as a Eucharistic Minister and on the Bereavement Team for funerals, also worked at the Vineyard Religious Goods Store at St. Peters. In addition to being a homemaker, Mrs. Stearns was a member of the Royal Pines Womens Golf Association and the Beaufort Historical Foundation. Surviving are three sons, Richard A. Stearns, III, George R. Stearns and Geoffrey E. Stearns; one daughter, Carol S. Medford; four grandchildren; Samantha, Allison, Zach and Alex. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to support Hospice Care Of The Lowcountry, P. O. Box 3827, Bluffton, SC 29910 or St. Peters Catholic Church, 70 Ladys Island Drive, Beaufort, SC 29907. The Stearns family wishes to extend their deepest gratitude to the friends and caregivers whose love and support have made Mrs. Stearns final days as comfortable as possible.