Young Dorothy

This is the filling station in downtown Dothan, AL where my grandmother Dorothy Barnette (Grace) worked when she was young.  According to Mom, "she did it all," from working the register to pumping gas.  This filling station was owned by Pat Murphy, the husband of Dot's first cousin, Lois.  At the moment, I am not sure what year(s) Dot worked here, but I do know she attended Dothan High School for a time.

Dorothy Barnette (Grace)

I'm not exactly sure who the people are with Dot in the next these three pictures. However, I know that Dot lived for a bit with a relative in Montgomery, AL, in the Garden District, not far from Huntington College. These pictures could possibly have been taken in Montgomery. These could be relatives, colleagues or friends. Dot worked for the Sears Roebuck regional office in the state capital, where she did some bookkeeping and payroll work. In the future, I plan to work on a short biography of Dot's life, explaining her movements between the Wiregrass and the Montgomery area and her subsequent marriage to Victor Allen Grace, which landed her in the farming community of Shorterville, AL.