Cainsville, MO: Dorothy Loretta “Dottie” Dennis, 86, Cainsville, MO passed away Monday, June 8, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, IA.
Dorothy “Dottie” Loretta (Jones) Dennis was born on February 10, 1934 in Lacon, Illinois to Pete and Evelyn (McCall) Jones. Dorothy and her family relocated to Cainsville, Missouri from Lacon, Illinois in 1949. Dorothy was the oldest of six children. She was united in marriage to Ronald Lee Dennis on August 24, 1952. To this union they had two children, David Lee and Sandra Lynn Dennis.
Dorothy enjoyed spending time with her family on the family farm with her beloved canine companion, Petee, and she loved being a grandmother and great grandmother. She enjoyed baking and cooking homemade meals for her family. She enjoyed gardening, growing beautiful flowers, sewing, and quilting. She was also a member of a bowling league.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents, and a sister, Wanda Crouse.
Dorothy is survived by her son, David (Paula) Dennis, Princeton, MO; daughter, Sandra Dennis, Cainsville, MO; sisters, Virginia “Jennie” Willis and Joy Michael; brothers, Steven (Pat) Jones and Charles “Butch” (Dorothy) Jones; grandkids, Glenn Dennis, Princeton, MO, Ellen (Brett) Buttrey, Pleasanton, IA, Jack (Jill) Dennis, Indianola, IA, Nancy (Mark) Shanley, Princeton, MO; six great grandkids, Caiden, Carter and Conley Dennis, Hazel and Warren Buttrey, and Lauren Shanley and many nieces and nephews.
Graveside Services and Burial will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, June 13 in St. Paul Cemetery, Princeton, MO under the direction of Roberson Funeral Home, Princeton, MO. Friends may call from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday at Roberson Funeral Home, Princeton, MO. Memorials may be made to St. Paul Cemetery in care of Roberson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 316, Princeton, MO 64673. Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.com