Charles H. Dorsey, Jr.

Charles H. Dorsey, Jr., 75, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, September 15th at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Marian M. Brown Dorsey, with whom he shared over 50 years of marriage.

Born in Lower Oxford Twp., Charles was the son of the late Charles Sr. and the Rev. Mary Louise Swann Dorsey.

He was a welder all his life and retired from Amtrak.

He is survived, in addition to his wife, by four children; Beatrice Y. Nichols, wife of Spencer, of Columbia, Pa., Benjamin H. Dorsey of Mountville, Pa and fiancee Kimberly Davis, Charles K. Dorsey, of Denver, Co. and Priscilla V. Dorsey of Atglen; 12 granchildren including Minister Sam Norman and Lamar Boyer, whom he raised; 11 great grandchildren and siblings, Helen D. Knight of Virginia Beach, James A. Dorsey of Lancaster, Donald E. Dorsey of Newark, DE, Anna Mae Watson of Northeast, Md., Richard P. Dorsey of Franklinville, NJ and Betty Lou Talbort of Reading, PA. He was preceded in death by siblings William R. Dorsey and Ida Mae Dorsey.

Funeral Services will be held Friday, September 21st at 2 PM at the Wilde Funeral Home, 434 Main St., Parkesburg, followed by interment in the Mt. Zion AME Cemetery. Viewing from 1 to 2:00pm.

Online condolences may be posted at www.wildefuneralhome.com