from the "Providence (RI) Journal"
10.24.2001
DOROTHY C. "DEE" (CARR) ARCHER - Tiverton, RI
DOROTHY C. "DEE" (CARR) ARCHER, 59, of 36 Whiffle Tree Lane, died yesterday
at Women & Infants Hospital, Providence.
She was the wife of Ronald E. Archer. Born in Waterbury, Conn., a daughter
of Dorothy (Christiansen) Ritter of Tiverton and the late Willard B. Carr,
she had resided in Tiverton for the past 25 years. A homemaker for most of
her life, Mrs. Archer had also done volunteer work at the Pocasset School
and as a field manager at Sakonnet Vineyards.
She was a creative and successful gardener, an experienced sailor and a
dedicated runner.
Mrs. Archer was a member of Central Baptist Church.
Besides her husband and her mother, she leaves two daughters, Sharon Pontes
of Dighton, Mass., and Marilyn Archer of Tiverton; her stepfather, Herbert
Ritter of Tiverton; two sisters, Gail C. Brown and Judy C. Wartes, both of
Stevensville, Texas; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. The
funeral will be held on Saturday with a service at 11 at Central Baptist
Church, Highland Road. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery.
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Beth Hurd
Johnston, RI USA
beth(a)the-hurds.com
http://www.the-hurds.com
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