Dorothy Belle Dibble, 83, lost her long battle with cancer on Feb. 3, 2023, at her home in Napavine, Washington. Dorothy was born on Dec. 16, 1939, in Centralia, Washington to David and Bessie Milliern.
Dorothy was a homemaker and after raising her children she worked as a dental hygienist at Dr. James Lee Dentistry for 16 years.
Dorothy loved the outdoors. She loved picking wild blackberries for pies. She would take the children out so they could earn some extra money by picking, drying and selling cascara bark. She loved camping especially at the ocean and digging clams and fishing. She especially loved sturgeon fishing with her two sons. She loved to grow a garden and enjoy the fruits of her labor. She canned and froze her own food and passed these skills on to her daughters. She loved to cook and bake for her family. In her later life, her specialty was strawberry and rhubarb pie. She was a loyal Seattle Mariners fan.
Dorothy is survived by five children, Robert (Stacey) Richardson of Centralia, Diana (Lowell) McBee of Onalaska, Donald (Patricia) Richardson of Rochester, Sandra (Richard) Ford of Chehalis, and Teresa (Mark) McCrite of Centralia; two stepdaughters, Stephanie Dibble of Napavine and Judith Crossley of Napavine; sister Bonnie Barker; daughter-in-law Hazel Dibble; close cousin Wilma Hudson; 23 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband Roy Dibble, parents David and Bessie Milliern, two brothers, a sister, a stepson and two grandsons.
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at the Napavine Cemetery.. A reception will follow at the Newaukum Grange, 710 Highway 603, Chehalis, Washington, 98532.
The children of Dorothy would like to say thank you to the Assured Hospice staff in Centralia for providing care and comfort for our mom in her final days.
They would also like to say thank you to Dr. Elizabeth Taylor-Hui and Brandon Barker at the Steck Medical Group for the care and treatment they provided, Dr. Sung-Won Kim at ENT Associates SW and Dr. Danial Byrd and staff at the Providence Regional Cancer Center. We appreciate all of you for the love and care that was provided.
