Dorothy Nell Walters died peacefully on April 9th, 2013. She was born in Hinton, West Virginia on June 24, 1918, the daughter of William T. Hanger and Mary (Dolan) Hanger. She was raised in Summers County, West Virginia and was Valedictorian of her high school class at Greenbrier High School in Ronceverte. Trained as an RN at the C&O Hospital in Clifton Forge, Virginia, she also attended Marshall and Rutgers Universities. Following the death of her first husband, Lt. Robert Morris, who was killed in action in Normandy during WWII, she joined the Army Nursing Corps. After receiving her officer’s commission she served initially at Camp Atterbury, a POW camp for German officers in Indiana, and then was sent to the Philippine Islands. There she met her husband of 40 years, Matthew C. “Pete” Walters, who was serving in New Guinea.
Following the war, she continued her nursing career at Princeton (NJ) Hospital, followed by many years teaching LPNs and Nurse’s Aides in Trenton, NJ and ending her career as an industrial nurse.
She resided in Lawrenceville, NJ for 40 years and was a lifelong member of Slackwood Presbyterian Church in Lawrenceville. She moved to Charlotte, NC in 1988 to be close to her son and grandchildren and has been a resident of Charlotte since then.
“Dottie” was a gifted healer of those in need. Throughout her life, countless people were helped by her knowledge and comforted by her compassion and caring manner. She never said an unkind word about anyone and always saw the good in every person she met and every experience she had, practicing her Christian faith daily through her interactions with others.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lt. Col. Matthew C. Walters, her son, Terrence G. Walters and her sister Beatrice Kincaid. She is survived by her son Robert Walters and his wife Christine of Charlotte; by grandchildren Matthew Walters and wife Katy of Charlotte, Lisa Walters Brown and husband Glenn of Charleston, SC, and Kathryn Walters of Charlotte; daughter-in-law Irene Whited of Salisbury, NC; brother Harvey Hanger and wife Judy of Hinton W. Va., and many nieces and nephews. She was especially fond of her niece Jackie Peer of Middletown, Maryland and dear friends Kathy Taylor and Corliss and Jimmy Byrne of Charlotte.
A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, April 16, 11:00 am at South Mecklenburg Presbyterian Church, 8601 Bryant Farms Road, Charlotte, NC. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Disabled American Veterans, Attn: Gift Processing, PO Box 14301, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45250 or to The Children’s Fund, Levine Children’s Hospital, 1221 E. Morehead Street, Charlotte, NC, 28204.
The family would like to thank the staff of White Oak of Waxhaw and Hospice & Palliative Care for their care and attention to her needs as her health declined.
Condolences to the family may be offered at www.mcewenpinevillechapel.com.
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