Elizabeth Covey

Elizabeth Dolores Covey, age 91, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2018. She was the daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth L. Smith, and was born in Washington, DC. She was married in Long Beach, California in 1955, to her beloved husband, William Byron Covey (predeceased). Dolores graduated from Immaculata Seminary High School, Washington DC, in 1946, attended Los Angeles City College in 1948, and then went on to receive a degree in nursing from St. Vincent’s College of Nursing, Los Angeles, California, in 1951. She worked for the VA Hospital, Long Beach, California and the American Red Cross. Dolores retired from the Red Cross in 1989. However, she continued her education at Santa Ana College, Lancaster, California. She and her husband, Bill, retired to Orange Beach, Alabama in 1993. Dolores was a member of St. Thomas By the Sea Catholic Church and the Ono Ladies Club, Orange Beach, Alabama. She was an active member and volunteer at her church. She also volunteered at the Christian Service Center, which provides food and emergency aid to people in the local community and was an ardent supporter of Bosom Buddies, an organization for cancer survivors, as well as being an active participant in the Orange Beach Senior Center."Dolores was engaging, respected, generous and had many friends. She never met a stranger. She was an avid gardener, crafter, and pet lover, especially her deceased kitties, Savannah Anna and Sierra Sue. Her life is celebrated by her sister, Mary Alexes Miller, her sister-in-law, Cheryl Barrett Smith, her many nephews and nieces; brothers and sisters-in-law Jean Covey Wayman (predeceased), Mac and Charlotte Covey and Marcia and Robin Rowley; and the Van Antwerp cousins Garrett and Georgann Aldridge and their daughter Katherine Anne Flanigan and her husband Bill Flanigan, and Margie Van Antwerp and her family. A memorial service will be held at St. Thomas By the Sea Catholic Church, 26547 Perdido Beach Boulevard, Orange Beach, Alabama, on Saturday, November 3, 2018, at 11 AM. Reception to follow. In Lieu of flowers, charitable donations may be made to the Christian Service Center, P.O. Box 882, Gulf Shores, Alabama 36547. Arrangements are entrusted to Cason Funeral Service in Foley Alabama

Elizabeth Covey

April 9, 1927 - October 4, 2018

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Elizabeth Covey

April 9, 1927 - October 4, 2018

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