Dateline: Great Bend, Kansas

Name of Deceased: Dorothy Mae Dawson Age: 88
Date of Death: March 25, 2015
Place of Death: Almost Home, Inc., Great Bend, Kansas
Date of Birth: June 25, 1926 at Great Bend, Kansas
Parents Name: Robert John & Mary Ethel (Davidson) Herren

OBITUARY INFORMATION

She was a secretary and bookkeeper for the Great Bend Herald Press. She then was a bookkeeper and co-owner of Dorrels Jewelry from 1953 to 1960 and Dawson Jewelers, Inc., from 1961 to 1990. Dorothy was a lifetime Great Bend, Kansas resident. She enjoyed NASCAR, clock collecting, genealogy, and was an animal lover.

Survivors include two sons: Dana Dawson and his wife Diana of Great Bend, KS, and Kent Dawson and his wife Kelli of Tampa, FL; their father, Charles Dawson; three granddaughters: Rebecca Dawson, Kelsey Dawson, and Karlie Dawson. She was preceded in death by one brother, Robert Herren, and two sisters, Mary Jane Herren and Florence Richards.

A private family service will be held with inurnment in the Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas. There will be no visitation as cremation has taken place. Memorials are requested to the Great Bend Zoological Society, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.

Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net
Arrangements by Bryant Funeral Home 1425 Patton Road Great Bend, Kansas 67530