ANDERSON- Dorothy Compton Current, 89, of 119 Twin Lakes Drive, Anderson, died peacefully at Hospice House in Anderson on October 5, 2012.  

She was born in Keyser, WV on September 10, 1923.  Valedictorian of Allegheny High School in Pearisburg, VA, Dorothy went on to graduate from National Business College in Roanoke, VA.  She worked as a secretary for ten years for Celanese Corporation of America and traveled to Korea with US AID in 1955, where she met her husband.  They recently celebrated their 55th anniversary together.  In later years they lived in MD, CO, NC, and Japan before retiring to Anderson, SC in 1989. An unassuming, caring woman, Dorothy was a silver life master at bridge, an award-winning cook, an avid reader, and an accomplished hand sewer, cross stitcher, and quilter. In her honor, now memory, a yearly award is given to a deserving senior business student at South Florence High School where her daughter works.  

Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Vernon and Ruth Compton, and her sister Josephine Compton Feeser.  She is survived by her husband, James Lee Current and her children: Don (Mary) Current of Bloomington, IL, and Carol (Stephen) Hill of Florence, SC. Her grandchildren are Claire, Hannah, and Matthew Current. She will be missed greatly by her family.

There will be a memorial service at 2 PM on November 3 in the chapel of St. John's United Methodist Church.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice of the Upstate,1835 Rogers Road, Anderson,SC 29621, or to St John's Methodist Church, 515 South McDuffie Street, Anderson, SC 29624.

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