DOROTHY EDITH HALE HARPER, age 98, of Manchester, Tenn., departed this life on Monday, January 27, 2020, at Unity Medical Center in Manchester.  She was born in Harlan, Kentucky on September 9, 1921, to the late Wade Hampton Hale and Sudie York Hale.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Old Hickory, Tenn.  She was employed for many years as a Sales Clerk for the former Chesters Clothing in Madison Tenn.  She loved to paint portraits in her younger years.  She will be remembered as a kind, patient, and loving mother, and grandmother.

She is survived by her sons; Charles Harper, Jr. and Edward Harper both of Estill Springs, Tenn., daughter, Camille Davies of Minnesota, 5-grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

No services are scheduled at this time.