Dorothea Bailey “Dot” Littlepage died March 3, in Charlottesville, Va. at the age of 104.  Born in 1906 to Harrison and Louise (Bartlett) Bailey, Mrs. Littlepage was raised on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, attending  Dames School and later Barnard College.  She had  rallied for women’s suffrage, having marched alongside her grandmother, Leticia “Lettie” Bartlett. 

In 1929, she left Manhattan when she married Irwin Penn “Red” Young (1900-1952) and lived in Detroit, Chicago, and then Mr. Young’s hometown of Wheeling, W.V.  They had two children, Anne (Young) Sartori, married to Paul H.  Sartori of Rochester, NY and  Phillip Young, married to Margaret (Purcell) Young, formerly of Charlottesville, Va., now of West Palm Beach, Fla.  During her time in West Virginia,  she established a leadership role volunteering at the Red Cross, public libraries, Boy Scouts of America and other humanitarian and community organizations.  She was also involved in the Episcopal Church and remained a member throughout her life.

In 1956 she married Jay Littlepage of Fort Worth, Tex., with whom she traveled to Central America and extensively throughout the United States until his death in 1973.

Mrs. Littlepage moved in with her daughter and her family, Anne and Paul Sartori, starting in 1976 and they lived in Corning, N.Y., Duxbury, Summit and Lawrenceville N.J., Richmond, Harrisonburg and Charlottesville, Va.

In addition to her children, Mrs. Littlepage leaves six grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held on April 30 in Charlottesville, Va.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to, Our Lady of Peace Nursing Home, 751 Hillsdale Dr., Charlottesville, VA 22901.