Dolores Hargis Mergenthaler Obituary
It is with sadness that the passing of Dolores Hargis Mergenthaler in Gloucester, Virginia is shared. Dolores, born on September 28, 1928, passed away on June 28, 2026. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Dolores Hargis Mergenthaler to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her husband Robert "Bob" Mergenthaler; her former husband William J. Hargis, Jr.; her daughter Laura Anne Hargis Baxter; her grandchildren, Paul King and Holly King; her cousin Elsie Lea Mulrooney; her siblings, Paul Martin, Jr. (Patsy) and Deanna Martin Hall; and her parents, Paul Martin and Anne Martin.
She is survived by: her children, Thomas Jonathan Hargis (Sharon), Susan Hargis King (Richard) and Emily Hargis Irvin (David); her son-in-law John Baxter; her grandchildren, Rachel, Katie, Liz, Kendall, Macy, Ritchie, Josh, Harrison, Hailey, Jackson and Cora; her great grandchildren, Alex, Mitchell, Pearl, Emmy, Lilly, Eli, Evie, Cash, Jayce, Wren and Sully; and her nieces and nephews, Jeanie, Debbie, Heather, Matthew and Michael.
Among her many contributions to the community, one of her proudest accomplishments was her service on the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission.
