Dorothy Pearl Sandefer Fredrick died peacefully in her sleep on Monday July 31st 2017, at her home in Flower Mound, Texas, just one month shy of her 99th birthday. She was born on September 7, 1918 to William Asbury Sandefer and Della Lee Holybee Sandefer in Graford, TX. She was the 6th of 10 children, all of whom have proceeded her in death with the exception of her youngest sister Jewel Nadine Barnes. Dorothy attended public schools in Dallas, TX where she excelled in sports, even played professional baseball for the Hollywood Allstars traveling to play in towns in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma. She met and later married John P. Fredrick on September 20th 1934. He was the love of her life for 76 years until his death in 2011. Together, they had three sons. Her loving dedication to them led to her active engagement in PTAs, serving as president in both Irving and Bonham Texas. Dorothy and her husband John enjoyed many activities together such as hunting, fishing, water and snow skiing and staying healthy into their later years by taking long walks. Dorothy excelled in her hobbies of gardening and sewing. She founded and served as president of the first Garden Club in Irving, TX. She was an active member of the Church of Christ, a dedicated bible student, teaching bible school and correspondence courses for students around the world. Dorothy was dedicated to volunteer work at several charities in Temple, TX. After returning to the Dallas Fort Worth area in 2002, she became a member of the Riverside Church of Christ in Coppell Texas until her passing. She was the matriarch of a large and loving family including her sons John (deceased) and his wife Sue, Stan and his wife Judy, and Craig and his wife Brenda. She was known affectionately as Mama Fred to eleven grandchildren, twenty-nine great grandchildren and thirteen great-great grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6-8pm on Wednesday August 2nd at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home. Service is 11 a.m. on Thursday August 3rd at Riverside Church of Christ in Coppell, TX. Burial will be beside her husband in the family plot at the Cottage Hill Cemetery in Celina, TX. SERVICES

Visitation

Wednesday, August 02, 2017 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home 606 West Airport Freeway Irving, Texas 75062