Dorothymae ‘Dottie Mae’ Groves

Dorothymae “Dottie Mae” Groves, wife, mother, entrepreneur, author and award-winning quilter, moved to heaven Aug31, 2021. Born Nov, 29, 1940, in Pierceton, Indiana, Dorothymae clung to her favorite hymn’s message, ‘Great Is Thy Faithfulness’ throughout her life. Her father Noble Rouch, a teacher and bookbinder, and mother, Dorothy, were both graduates of Manchester College and raised her on a peppermint farm in Lakeville, Indiana, near South Bend. Her spiritual life grew beginning as a young child when she accompanied her Aunt Nettie to vacation Bible school at Indiana Chapel, once exclaiming, “Oh how I wanted to sing and sing my favorite song that I learned there, ‘O, Be Careful Little Eyes What You See.’” In high school, her favorite sport was track where she received many ribbons.