Obituaries
February 16, 2023

Dorothy Mae Dawson Bell – Daisytown

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She was the daughter of the late Florence and Raymond Dawson. She is survived by her children, Karen Sepic, Robert and Mark Bell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Bell; her siblings, Eugene, Raymond and Robert Dawson, Thelma Porterfield and Donna Newman; children, Sharron Roberts and Raymond Bell (Peewee); and grandchildren, William Lee and Stacey Karen Roberts. She will be greatly missed not only by her children, but her grandchildren, Faith Lynn Roberts, Raymond Bell, Destiny Rankin, Brandon Doerfler and Megan Bell. Services are private per her request. Arrangements by BALL FUNERAL CHAPEL INC., Pittsburgh.

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