Dorothy Cole Whitehurst

Dorothy was born on March 18, 1929, in Wadesboro, North Carolina, daughter of the late Willie Kern and Annie Hasty Cole.

Dorothy’s greatest joy in life was her family. She was wise and quick witted, and enjoyed the many parties, texts and phone calls shared between her and her family. Dorothy was an avid reader, loved Jeopardy and loved college basketball. Dorothy was a dedicated Marine Corps spouse, who loved her country. A flag was flown at the Marine Corps base in North Carolina in her honor as a tribute to her. Dorothy worked for Dale Laboratories as office manager for over 20 years and at Memorial Hospital for 3 years, where she brightened everyone’s day. She brought a smile to everyone that knew her.

Dorothy is survived by her four children, Elizabeth Ann Pankowski of Hollywood, David E. Whitehurst, (Elsa), of Jacksonville, Florida, Susan Gayle Simon, (Patrick), of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and Jeffrey Kern Whitehurst, (Myrtle), of Pembroke Pines, Florida; grandchildren, Melissa, Evonne, Christian, Jordan, Phillip, Brandon, Andrew, Justin, Nicholas; great-grandchildren, Kaila, Ethan, Jayden, Joshua, Olivia, Hannah, Aria. Dorothy is preceded in death by her loving husband, Horace I.E. Whitehurst, loving grandson, Mark W. Pankowski, and loving brother Willie Robert Cole.

The family will receive friends on Monday March 15, 2021, from 6:00pm-8:00pm at Fred Hunters Funeral Home, 6301 Taft Street, Hollywood, Florida 33024. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at 10:00am, at Fred Hunters Funeral Home, followed by a private, graveside service at Fred Hunters Hollywood Memorial Gardens North Cemetery.

Due to COVID restrictions in place by the funeral home, a limited number of guests can be in attendance. However, we invite you to virtually attend via Live Webcast on Fred Hunter's website at https://www.fredhunters.com/page/live-webcasting. The password is Funerallivestream1#

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to operationsmile.org.