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  • Name Merlin Dorsey 
    Gender Male 
    Person ID I34089  Family
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2016 

    Father Lincoln Everett Callaway Dorsey,   b. 9 Oct 1916, Madison County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 2005, Paul, Minidoka County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Bessie Gertrude Reiter,   b. 6 Aug 1917, Geneva, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 2005, Paul, Minidoka County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 25 Jun 1934  Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Family ID F7972  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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