Roebling, Dorothy Ripley, 1904-1977

Dorothy Ripley Roebling, also known as Dorothy Brentnall Ripley Roebling, also known as Dickie Roebling (born April 3, 1904, Newark, New Jersey-died May 21, 1977, Duval County, Florida) was one of the seven founders of the Historic Savannah Foundation. She her husband Robert C. Roebling lived at Modena Plantation, Savannah Georgia. She left a legacy of community service including work with the Historic Savannah Foundation, serving on the boards of the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Savannah Association of Retarded Children. She was a member of the First Church of Christ Scientist, the Mayflower Society, the Colonial Dames of America, the Georgia Conservancy, the Junior League, the Savannah Art Association and the Trustee’s Garden Club.