Mardell (Mardi) Dabbs aged 96 passed away peacefully at Indian River Estates, Willow Brooke Court on September 30, 2023. Born at Duluth, Minnesota in 1927.

In 1944, wanting to move on she became a Morse Code Operator for the Office of War Information in New York City. She met and married Charles Thomson, they had three children. The eldest, Nancy, died in 1974 also there was David and Janet.

Later, she divorced and in 1972 while on vacation in San Francisco she met an Englishman, Dennis Dabbs, and within a year they were married. They began a happy life together which lasted nearly 50 years. She moved to England living in Epsom, Surrey. She became involved in Social Work with Autistic Children and also learned to play golf. They traveled extensively in Europe.

When Dennis retired in 1990, they moved back to the USA and set up home near Kingston, NY close to David and Janet. They had a good Social life at a nearby Golf Club plus enjoying Janet's two boys; Kerry and Devon. Dennis did not like the NY Winter so they became Snowbirds to Cocoa Beach and Melbourne, Florida where they purchased a house. Mardi was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Vero Beach, FL.

In 2005 they decided to move to Indian River Estates where they have spent such Happy years being involved in as many activities as time would allow. In 2015, Mardi had a massive Stroke. She made an amazing recovery although it affected her right side. Then she had a bad fall and fractured her right leg which curtailed her activities. Since then it was just taking it easy and enjoying the friends she had made at IRE WEST. She began to lose strength in her legs and mobility was difficult, which was the reason she went into the Nursing Facility on the Campus. She had Excellent medical attention and devoted care from Dennis, but in the end her heart gave up.

A Service of Remembrance will be held at 2PM, Sunday, October 15, 2023 at The Indian River Estates West Chapel.