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Family: Lincoln Everett Callaway Dorsey / Bessie Gertrude Reiter (F7972)

m. 25 Jun 1934


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  • Lincoln Everett Callaway Dorsey Male
    Lincoln Everett Callaway Dorsey

    Birth  9 Oct 1916  Madison County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  8 Dec 2005  Paul, Minidoka County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Paul, Minidoka County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage  25 Jun 1934  [1, 2]  Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Lincoln Dorsey | F7940 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Myrtle Donna McChristian | F7940 Group Sheet 

    Bessie Gertrude Reiter Female
    Bessie Gertrude Reiter

    Birth  6 Aug 1917  Geneva, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  26 Feb 2005  Paul, Minidoka County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  3 Mar 2005  Paul, Minidoka County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Winfield Scott Reiter | F7974 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Lola Pearl Crocker | F7974 Group Sheet 

    Delores Ann Dorsey Female
    Delores Ann Dorsey

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    Spouse  Joel Thomas Meriwether | F7973 
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    Christine Dorsey Female
    Christine Dorsey

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    Delmer Dorsey Male
    Delmer Dorsey

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    Terry Connie Dorsey Female
    Terry Connie Dorsey

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    Merlin Dorsey Male
    Merlin Dorsey

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    Colleen Dorsey Female
    Colleen Dorsey

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    Floyd Dorsey Male
    Floyd Dorsey

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1212] McChristian, Robert Monroe.

    2. [S2927] Find a Grave, 9 August 2016; Bessie Gertrude Reiter.
      Bessie Gertrude Reiter Dorsey

      Birth: Aug. 6, 1917
      Kansas, USA
      Death: Feb. 26, 2005
      Paul
      Minidoka County
      Idaho, USA
      The Times-News, (Twin Falls, ID) - Tuesday, March 1, 2005
      PAUL -- Bessie Reiter Dorsey, an 87-year-old resident of Paul, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005, at Parke View Care & Rehabilitation Center.
      She was born Aug. 6, 1917, in Geneva, Kan., the daughter of Scott and Lola Crocker Reiter. She married Everett Dorsey on June 25, 1934, in Yates Center, Kan. She is survived by her husband of 71 years, Everett Dorsey of Paul.
      To this union were born seven children, Christine Bill Drew of Heyburn, Delmer Dorsey of Burley, Dolores Meriwether of San Diego, Calif., Merlin Dorsey living in Oregon, Colleen Stuhlberg of Twin Falls and Terry Connie Dorsey of Bountiful, Utah. She is also survived by two sisters, Mary Jones of Burley and Ethel Beckmon of Iola, Kan.; two brothers, Forest Reiter and John Reiter; 19 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
      She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Floyd Dorsey; three sisters, Gladys Sherwood, Opal Powers and Frances Decker; and one brother, Frank Reiter. Bessie lived for her family.
      She was a loving mother and proud grandmother. She was also a longtime member of the Paul United Methodist Church. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 3, 2005, at the Paul United Methodist Church, 127 W. Clark St., with Pastor Elaine Steele officiating. Burial will be in Paul Cemetery.
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       Parents:
        Winfield Scott Reiter (1882 - 1945)
        Lola Pearl Crocker Reiter (1890 - 1979)
        Spouse:
        Everett Dorsey (1916 - 2005)*
        Siblings:
        Opal V Reiter Powers (1911 - 1983)*
        Frank Raymond Reiter (1915 - 1996)*
        Bessie Gertrude Reiter Dorsey (1917 - 2005)
        Forrest Scott Reiter (1920 - 2006)*
       Burial:
      Paul Cemetery
      Paul
      Minidoka County
      Idaho, USA
       Maintained by: Joel Meriwether
      Originally Created by: Deb Hopkins
      Record added: Sep 19, 2006
      Find A Grave Memorial# 15814212