August 2, 2011  

ALEXANDRIA BAY, N.Y.  —  Dorothy McElhattan, 70, of Anthony Street, died Sunday morning at the Samaritan Keep Home in Watertown, where she had resided for the past two months. 

Born Nov. 11, 1940, in Cranston, Rhode Island, the daughter of Harold and Clara Raymond Peckham, she attended Dickerson’s Business School in San Antonio, Texas.

She worked as a log auditor at Werner Enterprizes in Omaha, Nebraska.  

A marriage to James Belt ended in divorce. She married Johnny McElhattan on Feb. 19, 1984, in San Antonio, Texas.

Surviving are her husband Johnny; six children, James Belt, Jr., Alexandria Bay, Mrs. Duane (Terry) Blanchard, Alexandria Bay, Lisa VanLue, Missouri; Olen Belt, San Antonio, Texas, Carleen Belt, Ga., and Shawn Belt, New Mexico; 24 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren; four brothers, Harold, Warren, Allan, Edward Peckham; and four sisters, Cheryl, Audrey, Lillian, and Jessie.  

A sister, Pauline Peckham, predeceased her.

A calling hour will be held 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at Costello Funeral Home, Alexandria Bay with the  funeral service following at 2 p.m. with Rev. Scott Nyp officiating.

Information provided by Costello Funeral Service and Newzjunky.com, Watertown