Dorothy B. Cost, 67, of Edgecomb, died Feb. 8 at her daughter’s home in Glenburn.
She was born in Edgecomb, Aug. 29, 1940, daughter of William R. and Frances F. Bennett, Sr.
She was a 1959 graduate of Wiscasset High School and shortly after graduating, she married William T. Cost, Jr. After briefly residing in Farmington and Alna, Dottie and her family moved to Wiscasset in 1965 where she raised her six, plus, children.
Dorothy, known to all as “Dottie,” worked for many restaurants in the area. Most recently, she worked for Fisherman’s Wharf in Boothbay Harbor as the dinning room manager. For years she worked for the Wiscasset Speedway as the head scorekeeper, which fueled her passion for race day. She enjoyed going to Louden every September for the “big race.”
Dottie was a founding member of the Wiscasset Ambulance Department, a member of the Wiscasset High School Boosters, the Lincoln County Republican Party and a member of the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset.
Her love and devotion to her family was her life-long priority. Her ability to make everyone feel welcome will be remembered by all. She loved to spend time with her children and grandchildren. Fond memories are shared by all who lost dollar after dollar playing cards at her kitchen table. Until recently, she loved to brag about her beloved New York Yankees. She enjoyed sewing and crafting but the company she shared while doing so was precious.
She is predeceased by sons, Richard R. Cost in 1975 and David A. Cost in 1996; and brothers, Dermont, Floyd, Ralph and Theodore Bennett.
She is survived by daughters, Vickie Bedore and husband Bob of Glenburn, and Amanda Cost and Chad Kirkpatrick of Kenduskeag; sons, William T. Cost III and Tammy Webb of Randolph, Rodney Cost and wife Lisa of Edgecomb, and Peter Dalton and wife Leaslie of Wiscasset; sisters, Judith Lavway and husband Paul of Carmel, and Patricia Longley and husband Eric of Brunswick; brother, William Bennett of Edgecomb; 14 grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visiting hours 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., Mon., Feb. 11 at Daigle Funeral Home, 40 Federal St., Wiscasset.
Funeral 2 p.m., Tues., Feb. 12 at the First Congregational Church, Wiscasset with Rev. John Potter officiating. A gathering of family and friends will follow at her home in Edgecomb.
Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery in the spring.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Community Health and Counseling Service s Hospice Program, P.O. Box 425, Bangor, ME 04402.
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Daigle Funeral Home, 40 Federal St., Wiscasset.
