Dorothy Lucas Liggett
Dorothy Lucas Liggett, 96, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2022, in Townview Health and Rehabilitation Center in Canonsburg, after a brief illness.
She was born September 7, 1925, on the family farm in Avella, a daughter of the late Hazlett McIlvaine Lucas and Lillie Arnold Lucas.
Dorothy was a 1943 graduate of Avella High School and in her youth, she was a substitute rural mail carrier for her father.
She was a longtime member of Lower Buffalo Presbyterian Church and its women’s circle group.
When her five children were growing up, she was very involved in Campus-Life / Youth for Christ and opened her home for meetings and to spread love for the Lord. As a band parent, she was always helping fundraise for the Avella Band Boosters. She was a 4-H leader and was also a member of Independence Grange.
Dorothy liked crafts and was an accomplished seamstress, making all of her children’s clothing and prom dresses. She enjoyed oil painting, growing unique flowers, tending to her large garden and canning. Dorothy treasured her family and loved spending time with them, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
On May 16, 1945, she married Robert Griffith Liggett Jr., who passed away October 28, 2001.
Surviving Dorothy are her children, Vicki (Ralph) Lombardo of Costa Mesa, Calif.; Peggy (Lance) Morton Brown of Tonawanda, N.Y.; Penny (John) Merkel of Wellsburg, W.Va.; Cindy (Robert) Crowley of Medina, Ohio; John (Carmen) Liggett of Avella; 13 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Deceased, in addition to her husband of 56 years and parents, are an infant daughter, Diane Lynn Liggett; infant twin granddaughters, Stephanie and Alissa Morton; and three brothers, James, Martin and Glenn Lucas.
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, September 7, in Independence Cemetery, Avella, with Pastor John Miller officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society.
All arrangements are being handled by Jerome A. Stefkovich Funeral Home Inc., Avella.
Condolences may be expressed at www.stefkovichfuneralhome.com.