Dorothy Elizabeth (Dottie) Guy Emig, 96, of Leonardtown, Maryland died peacefully October 9, 2011 at the St. Mary's Nursing Center. Born July 9, 1915 in Clements, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Claude Eugene Guy and Mary Agnes Abell Guy.

She was the wife of the late Dr. George E. Emig, DDS, whom she married on May 29, 1942 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Morganza, Maryland.

She is survived by her brothers, George Aloysius Guy of Leonardtown and Albert Francis Guy of Clements. She is also survived by her niece and guardian Mary Agnes Plunkett and her special caretaker Melissa Russell. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Joseph Stanton Guy, Claude Byron Guy, Frederick E. Guy, and Charles P. "Wink" Guy; and sisters, Mary Agnes Hammett, Laura Cecilia Gass, Nellie Evangeline Patrick, Anna Gertrude Haden, and Claudia Abell Yates.

Mrs. Emig was a 1932 graduate of St. Mary's Academy. She completed her nursing degree at Georgetown University Hospital, May 29, 1935. She was a member of the Women's Club of St. Mary's and she also belonged to the St. Mary's Hospital Auxiliary. Mrs. Emig was a devoted member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Leonardtown, Maryland.

The family will receive friends for Dorothy's Life Celebration on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 from 5-8 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, Maryland with prayers recited at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 10 a.m. in St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 22800 Washington Street, Leonardtown, Maryland. The Reverend Francis J. Early, Pastor from Sacred Heart Parish in Bushwood, Maryland will be the celebrant.

Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, Maryland with Gregory Plunkett, Dale Yates, Lewis Yates, George Burroughs, Harold Wood and Glenn Guy serving as pallbearers.

Memorial contributions may be made to ACTS (A Community That Shares), P.O. Box 54, Bushwood, Maryland 20618 or St. Mary's Nursing Center, 21585 Peabody Street, Leonardtown, Maryland 20650.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Maryland.