Dorothy Marie Redmond

Dorothy Marie (Sparksman) Redmond, known by all as Miss Dorothy, 86, of Bellaire Ohio, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at Country Club Retirement, Bellaire. She will be greatly missed by her son, family and friends.
She was born October 19, 1928 in Naruna Va., daughter to the late William Henry and Icie Virginia Marshall Sparksman.
She was a beloved mother, wife and grandmother. Dorothy was a 1949 graduate of Bellaire High School, Catholic by faith, retired secretary from the Social Security Administration, lifelong member of the American Legion Post No. 89, former employee of the Veterans Association, Worked for many of the Easter Seals Telethons and an avid West Virginia Mountaineer football fan. Dorothy was proud of her former job in Detroit, where she served as a secretary for the great Duke Ellington.
In addition to her parents, Dorothy was preceded in death in by her husband of 48 years, Augustine G. Redmond; two sisters, Kellbernice and Mary Sparksman; step-son, Malphus âChuckyã Redmond; step-daughter, Judith Redmond Burney; step-grandson, Ezan Redmond; step-great granddaughter, Lauren Sparksman; nephew, âSargeã Chambers and great Nephew, Anthony âTonyã Biddings II.
Survivors include her son, Willie Sparksman and Cheri of Bellaire; step-son, Eugene Burney of Bellaire; two step-daughters, Ernestine Redmond Hagar of Petersburg, Va. and Tonia Redmond of Wheeling, W.Va.; three grandchildren, Joseph (Leslie) Sparksman of Charlotte, N.C., Stacey and William Sparksman of Wheeling; eight step-grandchildren, Sheena (Christopher) Moore of Texas, Johnet Hager of reading, Pa., Rico Redmond of Wheeling, John Redmond of Columbus, Ohio, Wygena Paige and Harry Paige of Wheeling, Christina Williams and Julia Redmond; five step great-grandchildren, Imari Sparksman, Jenell Kravitz, Raelynn Crawford, Darryl Washington Jr. and Roy Allen III; two great-great step grandchildren, Cameron Thornton and Jace Anastasia; two nieces, Joyce Chambers and Cynthia Sparksman (Denny) both of Wheeling; great niece, Regina (Chris) Batten of Vienna, Va.; great great nephew, Jordan Batten and a great great niece, Elana Batten.
Friends will be received Sunday, June 28, 2015 from 4-8 p.m. at the Altmeyer Funeral Home, 1400 Eoff Street, Wheeling, WV, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 29 with the Rev. Dennis R. Schuelkens, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies in Bridgeville, Pa. on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at 1:30 p.m.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family at: www.altmeyer.com.