Agnes Dunn Dalley died June 1, 2024 at her home in Wilmington, NC. She was born in 1928 in Washington, DC to Richard Price Dunn and Agnes Davis Jones. She married Lawrence Cutting Dalley, Jr. in 1950 and together raised 4 children: Laura Dalley Tobin, Lawrence Cutting Dalley III (Kip), Richard Dunn Dalley, and Sarah Dalley Shannon. Following her husband's death in 2007, she remarried to Philip Hyland Burch.

Agnes was raised in Washington, DC and attended The Potomac School and Mt. Vernon Seminary and College before graduating from George Washington University. Following her marriage to Larry, the newlyweds enjoyed a honeymoon in Paris and Beirut, as they traveled to Calcutta, India to live, while Larry served in the Foreign Service. Their return to Washington, DC marked the start of their young family. While raising her children, Agnes began a career with J. F. Begg Realtors in the 1960's…her 45 year career was punctuated throughout with many awards from the Washington, DC Association of Realtors. She was active in many volunteer activities as a member of the Board of Trustees of The Potomac School, the Board of Lady Visitors Children's Hospital, Vice President of the Junior League, Founder and twice President of The Acorn Garden Club, and President of The Antique Study Group. Agnes developed strong and loyal friendships, many of which lasted a lifetime. A highlight in any given year, was spending quality time with family, hosting lively gatherings especially at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Her interests were many and included gardening, birding, antiquing, auctions, reading, and bridge…somehow all sandwiched between ferrying her children to and from swim meets, figure skating events and ice hockey games. She was particularly fond of gardening and maintained beautiful gardens at her houses on Martha's Vineyard and Maryland's eastern shore - they were labors of love - digging, planting and enjoying the seasons. Barely second to gardening, Agnes was a dedicated birder, an interest she shared with Larry, an interest that took them on memorable travels. As a 5th grader, she was invited to display her collection of bird nests complete with identifications and drawings of the many different inhabitants - a passion that lasted a lifetime. She enjoyed recounting how she would pay her sister, Adrian, a nickel to bring her a nest she didn't have. Her youthful summers were spent on Nantucket Island before building a house on Martha's Vineyard Island to escape the DC summer swelter.

Agnes and Larry moved to Princeton NJ in 2007 to be closer to their children as Larry declined from Lewy Body Disease and whom she lovingly care for at home. She lived and enjoyed her 15 years in Princeton which included her 8 year marriage to Philip Burch. Agnes then followed her children to Wilmington, NC in 2022.

Her memberships included The Chevy Chase Club, The Sulgrave Club, The Vineyard Haven Yacht Club, The West Chop Club, The Junior League of Washington, The Nassau Club of Princeton, NJ and The Present Day Club of Princeton, NJ.

She is survived by three children Kip Dalley (and wife Kim), Richard Dalley (and wife Alison), Sarah Shannon (and husband Mike), her son-in-law Jim Tobin, six grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her daughter Laura Tobin, her sister Adrian Dunn Bellinger, her half-brother Elliott Hunter Muse Jr., and her second husband Philip Burch.

Memorial contributions may be made to The American Brain Foundation, 201 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415-1126, or go to WWW.AMERICANBRAINFOUNDATION.ORG, in an effort to
support finding a cure for brain diseases such as Lewy Body Dementia and Multiple Sclerosis.

The family will be celebrating Agnes' life privately.

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Quinn McGowen Funeral Home – Wilmington

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