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Mary A. Dossey, 97, of Eureka, and formerly of East Peoria, died at 2 a.m. on Jan. 22, 2012, at Maple Lawn Health Center in Eureka.
Born Dec. 22, 1914, in Buncombe, Ill., to John W. and Dessie M. Medlin, she married Arthur B. Dossey May 23, 1936, in Frederick, Maryland. He died May 15, 1997, in Eureka. She was also preceded in death by a son, Richard, and her sister, Leola Archibald.
Surviving are a son, John (Anne) of Eureka; a daughter, Janice (Mark) Terrell of Charlotte, N.C.; and a daughter-in-law, Judy (Dossey) Kassera of Litchfield Park, Ariz.; 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
She was a member of Eureka Christian Church and a charter member of the First Christian Church in Creve Coeur.
A memorial service for her will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 7, 2012, at the First Christian Church in Creve Coeur. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the First Christian Church, 604 Groveland St., Creve Coeur, IL 61610 or to the Eureka Christian Church, 302 S. Main, Eureka, IL 61530.
Mary A. Dossey, 97, of Eureka, and formerly of East Peoria, died at 2 a.m. on Jan. 22, 2012, at Maple Lawn Health Center in Eureka.
Born Dec. 22, 1914, in Buncombe, Ill., to John W. and Dessie M. Medlin, she married Arthur B. Dossey May 23, 1936, in Frederick, Maryland. He died May 15, 1997, in Eureka. She was also preceded in death by a son, Richard, and her sister, Leola Archibald.
Surviving are a son, John (Anne) of Eureka; a daughter, Janice (Mark) Terrell of Charlotte, N.C.; and a daughter-in-law, Judy (Dossey) Kassera of Litchfield Park, Ariz.; 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
She was a member of Eureka Christian Church and a charter member of the First Christian Church in Creve Coeur.
A memorial service for her will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 7, 2012, at the First Christian Church in Creve Coeur. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the First Christian Church, 604 Groveland St., Creve Coeur, IL 61610 or to the Eureka Christian Church, 302 S. Main, Eureka, IL 61530.
