Dorothy Fay Askew

1921 - 1969  (48 years)

• Name	Dorothy Fay Askew  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  Birth	27 Jan 1921	Terrell, Kaufman Co., Texas   [1, 2, 3, 8, 12, 18]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1930	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA   [1]
  Residence	1935	Dallas, Dallas, Texas   [2]
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA   [2]
  _MILT	Between 1944 and 1946	W.A.V.E. served in the Navy in Florida as a Gunnery Instructor   [17]
  Residence	1948	Dallas, Texas, USA   [10]
  Residence	1950	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA   [8]
  Occupation	1960	Realtor
  Occupation	1960
  	Realtor
  Death	16 May 1969	Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas   [3, 11, 13, 14]
  Burial	19 May 1969	Restland Cemetery in Dallas, Texas   [3]
  Person ID	I30178	MacFarlane
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2024

  
  

  Family	Joe McFarland Hill, RoM02,   b. 26 Dec 1923, Dallas, Dallas Co, Texas, Baylor Hosp. d. 12 Feb 1999, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	21 Jun 1947	Dallas, Texas, USA   [4, 5, 6, 16]
  Children	+ 1. Living Hill  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Living Hill  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Living Hilll  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Living Hill  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

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  Mary Helen Hill Haines notes: Dot was the first grandchild for the Wieland family and was doted on as a young girl. Her parents divorced when she was just one year old, and she moved to Dallas with her mother before the 1930 census. When her mother Helen bought her cafe on Factory Street near Love Field, she also bought a house at 7402 Cortland Ave, Dallas, near Love Field. The house is still there (year 2016) in the 75235 zip code. Dorothy lived there until she married Joe Hill. Dot went to school at Crozier Tech High School and then North Texas Agricultural School for her associates degree. She was only 15 when she started college. She could not continue with schooling because of lack of finances, so went to work. She was working at Lockheed Aircraft in Dallas as a secretary when she enlisted in the Navy. She enlisted Feb. 23, 1944, and received an honorable discharge Jan. 15, 1946. During that time she was a Gunnery Instructor, Second Class, serving in the Bronx, N.Y., Pensacola, and Miami, Florida. Using the GI Bill, she was able to go back to school at S.M.U. where she majored in Government, and met and married Joe Hill in 1947. Social Security # 452-22-7260. She went on to have four children, and worked intermittently while raising the children. She worked for Revlon as a secretary in downtown Dallas. Then she worked for Chance-Vaught in Grand Prairie at night. She earned her real estate license, and sold real estate for Ebby Halliday and then was her own broker before her death. She died unexpectedly in 1969 and is buried in a Section called Rock Garden, Grave 5, Lot 20, Block P, near the Wildwood Chapel at Restland, next to "Momma" Helen Wieland Askew, and grandson Brian Meredith Hill. Engagement of Joe M. Hill, Dorothy Fay Askew Told (Dallas Morning News, 1947) Revealing the engagement of her daughter, Miss Dorothy Fay Askew, to Joe McFarland Hill, Mrs. Helen C. Askew, 7402 Cortland, entertained with a luncheon Saturday at the Mural Room. The bride-groom-to-be is the son of Judge and Mrs. Joe M. Hill, 5406 Junius. The couple will be married June 21 at 8:30 p.m. at the Highland Park Methodist Church, and the wedding attendants will be Mrs. Irving Cowan, matron of honor; Miss Barbara Cowan and Miss Wilma Green, bridesmaids; Ann Weiland, flower girl; James Hayes, best man; Jeff Hodges and Bob Womack, ushers. Miss Askew was graduated from NTAC and served in the WAVES for two years at the Miami Naval Air Station. She is now a student at SMU. Mr. Hill, also a student at SMU, will enter the SMU School of Law in July. He is a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He was graduated from NTAC and served in the armed forces for three and a half years, twenty-two months of which were spent overseas with the 103rd Infantry Division. He was released with the rank of captain. Guests for the announcement luncheon were Mrs. Hill, mother of the bridegroom-to-be; Mrs. L.C. McMahan; Misses Green, Anne Wieland, Barbara Cowan, Rosemary Cowan, Anita Yehle and Robbie Wieland, and the honoree. Wedding News: Brides Astir as June Wanes Mr. and Mrs. Joe McFarland Hill are now on a wedding trip to Colorado Springs and on their return witll be at home at 4909 Atoka. Mrs. Hill is the former Miss Dorothy Fay Askew, daughter of Mrs. Helen C. Askew, 7402 Cortland, and the bridegroom is the son of Judge and Mrs. Joe M. Hill, 5406 Junius. The couple was married Saturday at 8:30 p.m. at the Highland Park Methodist Church with Dr. Marshall T. Steel officiating. The Rev. V. Earle Copes presented the organ music. C.H. Wieland, the bride's uncle, gave her in marriage. Her white satin wedding gown, worn over a hooped skirt, was designed with long, tapering sleeves and a sweetheart neckline. Lace panels extended down the back of the dress from the shoulders to the hemline. Her fingertip veil of tulle fell from a heart-shaped headress and her bouquet was of white orchids and tuberoses. Mrs. Irving Cowen attended the bride as matron of honor and Miss Barbara Cowan and Miss Wilma Green were bridesmaids. Ann Wieland was flower girl. Serving the bridegroom as best man was James Hayes, and ushers were Robert L. Womack, Morris Hayes, Herbert Robertson and Jeff W. Hodges, Fort Worth. Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the home of the bride's mother. Miss Rosemary Cowan served the three-tiered wedding cake, assisted by Miss Ann L. Wieland, aunt of the bride. ...For the wedding trip, Mrs. Hill chose a pale-pink gabardine suit, which she wore with a matching hat and other accessories of brown. Obituary from The Dallas Morning News, Sunday, May 18, 1969 Mrs. Leon Eaves Funeral services for Mrs. Leon Eaves, of 3236 Lancelot, a real estate broker, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Restlands Wildwood Chapel. burial will be in Restland Memorial Park. Mrs. Eaves, a native of Terrell, died here Friday. A graduate of Southern Methodist University, she had attended North Texas Agricultural College (now the University of Texas at Arlington). She was active in the WAVES during World War II. She was an active associate and member of the Real Estate Board, the Texas Real Estate Association, and the Women's Council of the Dallas Real Estate Board. Survivors all of Dallas: Husband; three daughters, Miss Mary Helen Hill, Miss Betsi Hill, and Miss Cindie Hill and a son, Joe Meridith Hill. Lived with mother at 7402 Cortland, Dallas, near Love Field, before marriage. Buried in Section called Rock Garden, Grave 5, Lot 20, Block P, near the Wildwood Chapel at Restland, next to "Momma" Helen Wieland Askew.

  
  

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