Dorothy Pauline Nies

Dorothy Pauline Nies, 87, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2009 at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House. Pauline was born on May 2, 1921 in Cumberland, MD. In 1941, she married William H. "Bill" Nies, Sr., an employee of the Celanese Corporation in Cumberland. Bill accepted a transfer to the new Celanese plant in Rock Hill, SC and in 1949, Pauline, Bill and their three sons relocated to Rock Hill. The family joined St. Anne Catholic church where Pauline has remained a member for 60 years. She enrolled her children in the first classes at the start of St. Anne School. Pauline (Polly as her friends called her) was an active member of St. Marthas, a woman's group serving the communities needy, preparing cooked goods, knitting for bazaar's and other fund raisers. She also worked welcoming and helping Vietnam refugees acclimate to their new life in America. She also transported many of the parish's sick and needy to and from medical appointments. She went to work at the Celanese plant, after the arrival of her sixth and last child, and worked there for 20 years. She was a push over for any fund raiser's knock or phone call with a worthy cause and always found a way to donate a little something. She was our foundation, our shelter and the glue that held us together. Surely, The Father has prepared a wonderful place for her. Mrs. Nies leaves behind six children; William H. Nies and wife Vernice, Robert A Nies and wife Cheryle, James E. Nies and wife Sandra , Kenneth R. Nies, Mary Beck, Catherine Funderburk and husband Michael all of Rock Hill; one sister Ruth Silberzahn of Baltimore, MD; three brothers Chuck Stitcher of Myrtle Beach, SC, Tom Stitcher of Salisbury, MD, and David Stitcher of Jefferson, IN; also twelve grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren. A Rosary service will be held at 5:30pm Monday. A visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00pm at Bass-Cauthen Funeral Home with a vigil beginning at 6:00pm. All friends and family are invited. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday at 10:30am at St. Anne Catholic church with Father William Pentis officiating. Interment will follow at Grandview Memorial Park on Cherry Road. Memorials may be made to Hospice and Community Care PO 993, Rock Hill, SC 29731, Park Avenue Adult Day Care 359 Park Avenue, Rock Hill, SC 29730 or Palmetto Pregnancy Center 828 Lucas Street, Rock Hill, SC 29730. Condolences can be e-mailed to the family at www.basscauthenfuneralhome.com Bass-Cauthen Funeral Home is serving the family.