Dorothy Lewis

Dorothy May Hancock, 103, of Prince George County, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2022. Born May 13, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Mann Leonard and Beatrice Helen Albertson Hancock, and was raised, by her grandmother, Nancy Ellen Parker Albertson Ewan, due to the death of her mother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roscoe Ford Lewis of Hopewell; her eldest son, Edward Charles Lewis; brother, Leonard Claiborne (Hitchie) Hancock; sisters, Ethel Hancock Bullifant and Margaret Hancock Pillow; and four grandsons.

She graduated high school at St. Joseph Catholic School in Petersburg, Virginia. She then went to Petersburg Nursing School. After graduating, she worked at the old City Home in Petersburg for 20 years until it closed. She then worked at John Randolph Nursing Home as a nurse and retired at the age of 83.

She is survived by her children, Vincent Herbert Lewis (Ruby), Beatrice Helen Brown (Bert, Nancy Ellen Redd (Homer), Harold Troy Lewis, Leonard Henry Lewis (Cecelia), and Betty May Doucette (John). She has numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, plus nieces and nephews.

Special thank you to At Home Care & Hospice to the nurses Hannah, Jennifer, and Elizabeth for the care they gave. An extra thank you to Dorian, a very special certified nurse’s aide, who cared for Mom the whole time. We could not have any better. Dorian was the best.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday October 28, 2022, at the Colonial Heights Chapel of E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes & Crematory, 2033 Boulevard, Colonial Heights, Virginia, 23834. Interment will follow in Blandford Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 27, 2022 at the funeral home. Online condolences may be registered at www.ealvinsmall.com.