Dorothy Tippett Caraker

Dorothy Tippett Caraker, age 90, of Catonsville, Maryland, died Sunday, February 13, 2005, in Baltimore.

Born in Tippettville, she was the daughter of the late Dr. T. W. Tippett and Lucile Vanlandingham Tippett. She was a graduate of Bessie Tift College, earned her masters degree in guidance and counseling from the University of Illinois and completed her doctoral work at Wayne State University in Detroit. Mrs. Caraker taught elementary school in Illinois and served as a guidance counselor at Thurston High School near Detroit, at Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York and at Northern Virginia Community College in Arlington, Virginia. She was a Baptist and was most recently a member of the Protestant Congregation of Our Lady of the Angels Chapel at the Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville.

Survivors include:
Son: Andrew Malcolm Caraker of Crofton, MD

Brother: Malcolm Bennett Tippett (Wlima) of Tippettville

Grandchildren: Matthew Tippett Caraker, Katherine Anne Caraker, Jennifer Wilson, Cristi Schnehling and Jake Schnehling all of Maryland

Great Grandchildren: Sarah, Mariah, Ashlyn and Cody all of Maryland

Nieces: Rosemary Culpepper (Jack) of Bonaire
Teresa Stuart (James) of Dacula

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, February 17 in Tippettville Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Tippettville Cemetery.

The family will greet friends from 6 - 8 PM Wednesday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Tippettville Baptist Church, c/o Margaret Mitchell, 1270 Priest Road, Vienna, GA 31092.

Brannen-NeSmith Funeral Home of Vienna has charge of arrangements.