Dorothy Elizabeth Buchanan

Mrs. Dorothy Elizabeth Buchanan, 89, of Sky Hawk Mountain Rd., Hiawassee, Ga., formerly of Lake Shore Drive, Canal Point, Fla., died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006 at her home following an extended illness.

Mrs. Buchanan was born Oct. 6, 1917 in Lynchburg, Va., the daughter of the late Eugene Boyce Shearer and the late Sarah Elizabeth Fralin Shearer. She retired in 1983 with over 35 years of service with the United States Sugar Corporation. She was preceded in death by a brother, Alfred Shearer and a sister, Katherine Shearer Messer. Mrs. Buchanan was a member of the Canal Point United Methodist Church for over 75 years.

Surviving Mrs. Buchanan are one daughter, Judith Buchanan of Hiawassee; son and daughter-inlaw, Kendrick E. and Nancy Buchanan of Loxahatchee, Fla.; five grandchildren, Ken and Annie Norman of Marietta, Ga., Mike and Denise Norman of Cumming, Ga., Karen Buchanan and Craig Sargent of Palm Springs, Fla., Kay Buchanan of Sheboygan, Wis., Konnie and Chris Keena of Tallahassee, Fla.; ten great grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren; many other relatives and friends also survive.

Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 at 11 a.m. from the Lake Worth Memory Gardens Cemetery in Lake Worth, Fla., with the Rev. Jackie McMillan officiating. In lieu of flowers if you wish, the family requests that memorials may be made to Regency Hospice of Hiawassee in Mrs. Buchanan's memory. The family will meet with friends following the services.

Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome. com.