Dottie was born in Independence, Virgini. She was the daughter of the late Gwyn and Ruby Morton. Dottie was also preceded in death by her first husband, Elwood Shaw, three siblings, Janie Morton Hamby, Fred Morton and Paul Morton, and her son, Randy Shaw

She is survived by her loving husband of 35 years, Henry (Hank) Thomas Calisti; children, Pam Shaw Butler, Peggy Shaw Leathem, Penny Shaw Stradley (Jimmy), Ronnie Shaw (Debbie), step-children, Tina Calisti Mudd (Jack), Tom Calisti (Denise) David Calisti; brother, James Morton; 17 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild

Dottie and Hank were active membaers of the Greenridge Baptist Church in Claksburg, Maryland. They cooked the Wednesday night Church dinners for 13 years. Dottie and Hank participated in many missions trips with the World Changers Ministery traveling to Montreal, Venezuela, Ecuador, Tennessee, and eight times to New Orleans to help
build rebuild after Hurricane Katrinia

Dottie worked as a Cafereria Manager for the Montgomery County Board of Education until retirement. He hobbies were traveling, catering, cake decorating, and raising poodles. Dottie often reminisced about he happy childhood in Independence, Virginia. Dottie is remembered as a loving, religious woman that treated everyone with kindness and loved children

The viewing/visitation will be held on Friday, October 26, 2018 from 10:30 to 11:30 A.M. in Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, Independence, VA.

Celebration of Life service will be held at 12:00 P.M. Friday, October 26, 2018 in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Pleasant Grove Road, Independence, VA. The burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Independence, VA

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to Greenridge Baptist Church, 21925 Frederick Road, Boyds, MD 20841 or the Alzheimers Association.

Arrangements by Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, Independence, VA