FAYETTE CORNER - Dorothy 'Dolly' Mae Bushie, 88, died peacefully after a long illness on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, with her family by her side. Dolly was born on Sept. 17, 1920, in Mexico, the daughter of Harris and Lucy (Goff) Briney. She was educated in Mexico schools and, on Oct. 29, 1938, she married Joel Clifton Bushie in West Peru. They settled in Fayette Corner, where they raised their eight children. Dolly was an avid reader and enjoyed playing cards, baking, cooking and leaf peeping in the Rangeley area. She also enjoyed Grange suppers, bluegrass music, and visiting with family and friends. She was a member of Fayette Baptist Church. She was predeceased by her husband, Joel Clifton Bushie; three sons, John Clifton Bushie, James Clifton Bushie and Joel Harris Bushie; one brother, Linwood Briney, and his wife, Gertie; and two brothers-in-law, Eino Kuvaja and Norman Abbott. She is survived by five daughters, Joan Fae Bailey, of Livermore Falls, Mary Jane Walsh and her husband, Gerald, of Florida, Jolene Marie Kennison and her husband, James, of Livermore, Jean Mae Gray and her husband, Robert, of Fayette, and June Ellen Glover and her husband, Roddy, of Monmouth; two sisters, Marie Kuvaja, of Greenwood, and Arlene Abbott, of Mexico; three daughters-in-law, Mary Bushie, of Fayette, Coralee Bushie, of Augusta, and Stephanie Bushie, of Gardiner; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. The family would like to thank the entire staff at Central Maine Medical Center for the wonderful treatment Dolly received while in their care. Relatives and friends are invited to visit from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 27, at Roberts Funeral Home, 62 Bowdoin St., Winthrop, where a celebration of Dolly's life will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 28. Spring burial will occur in Kent Cemetery, Fayette. Memorial donations may be made in Dolly's memory to Fayette Baptist Church, 39 Baldwin Hill Road, Fayette, ME 04349. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.khrfuneralhomes.com.