Dorothy Elizabeth Yates (Age 88) of Temple Hills, Maryland.

Mrs. Dorothy Elizabeth Yates was born on December 26, 1928 in Indian Head, Maryland. The daughter of the late James M. Swailes and Martha Elizabeth Gwynn of Indian Head, Maryland.

Dorothy peacefully departed this life at 88 years of age on July 7, 2017 at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland. She was educated in the Charles County school system and graduated from Pomonkey High School, Indian Head, Maryland. Dorothy met her husband, James Bernard Yates, Sr., in 1943 in Charles County Maryland. They were united in holy matrimony and blessed with 50 years of marriage and 12 children. She was a loving and generous mother. Dorothy's employment included employment at Andrews Air Force Base, Suitland, Maryland where she retired in 1989.

In addition to her parents, Dorothy was preceded in death by her siblings  Estelle, Leroy, Thomas, Raymond, James and Violet.

Left to cherish fond memories are her daughters, Debra Whitehurst, Martha Swailes and Patricia Yates; sons, James, Calvin, Gonza, Curtis, Joseph, Jeffrey and Theodore Yates; forty-two grandchildren, a host of great grandchildren ; great-great grandchildren; siblings, Gladys Woodland, Katie Davis, Margaret Davis and Charles Swailes; nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Viewing, 9:00 am until time of service, 10:00 am, Saturday, July 15, 2017 in the Chapel of Thornton Funeral Home, P.A., 3439 Livingston Road, Indian Head, Maryland 20640.

Interment, Fort Lincoln Cemetery, 3401 Bladensburg Road, Brentwood, Maryland 20722.