Dorothy Lee Cooper affectionately known by her family as "Dotty Lee," age 81, of Dagsboro, DE passed away on Monday, May 22, 2023 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, MD.

She was born in Cape Charles, VA on December 20, 1941 to the late Christopher C. Spady and Dorothy M. (Smullen) Spady.

Dorothy was married to James E. Cooper, Jr. for 62 years and they raised their family in Dagsboro, DE. She loved to host cook outs with her family and friends over the years and loved spending time at her pool. She also enjoyed crabbing, clamming, going to the beach with friends and family and preparing fried chicken for everyone.

She will be remembered as a very loving person that loved each and every one; even some of the neighbors' sons she would classify as her own.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Carol Johnson and a granddaughter, Chelsea.  She is survived by husband, James, three children: Janet Fisher, Jimmy Cooper, Sandy Bender; 12 grandchildren: Melanie, Jason, Ashley, Sean, Casey, Noah, Kalie, Jimmy, Megan, Katie, Charlie and Emmalee; and 20 great-grandchildren.

A celebration of Dorothy's life will be held at a later date.