Edna Pauline Dodd-Sbeitan

Obituary For Edna Pauline Dodd-Sbeitan

EDNA PAULINE DODD SBEITAN was born in Stokes County, Pilot Mountain, North Carolina to the union of the late Elbert L. Dodd and the late Leander Irene Tatum Dodd.

She received her formal education in North Carolina and was a 1959 graduate of J. J. Jones High School. She followed her sisters, Virginia and Glenda to Pennsylvania to further her education where she attended Thompson Institute, now called Brightwood Academy, earning a certificate in Stenography. Pauline went to Harrisburg Area Community College earning an Associate of Arts degree in 1979. Finally, she graduated with Bachelor’s Degree from Penn State Harrisburg Campus.

Her career began with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at the Department of Labor and Industry, where she was an accountant, retiring with 36 years of service.

Pauline as she was affectionately called by family and church family was a wiz with numbers, which led to her being the Financial Secretary, for numerous years, at The First Baptist Church of Steelton, where she was a lifetime member. Pauline took that job very seriously, often staying after services to make sure everything was in order. She was a faithful member of The First Baptist Church Choir, which she enjoyed immensely. She often was seen humming and singing songs to herself. She also served as a Trustee and received numerous awards for becoming a Sunday School Teacher and participated every year with Vacation Bible School. She truly loved her church and all the people therein.

In her leisure, she enjoyed knitting, crossword puzzles and watching news events and cartoons. Pauline also enjoyed traveling. She traveled to Africa, England, Germany, and France with the senior citizens club at The First Baptist Church. She also gave numerous donations to many charities domestic and foreign.

Edna Pauline Dodd Sbeitan entered into eternal rest peacefully on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at the Rivers Bend Rehabilitation and Nursing Center previously named Colonial Park Care Center.

She was the last surviving sibling, in addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Frances Holloway, Bertha Hughes, Virgina Seay, Glenda McCarthur and Mable Mobley and her brothers, Louis Dodd and Daniel Dodd. She is survived by a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, other relatives, church family and friends.

Edna's life will be celebrated at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, January 17, 2025 in the Chapel of The Major H. Winfield Funeral Home with viewing and visitation from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. and burial in William Howard Day Cemetery.