Dorothy Ellen Casey, 79, Neosho, MO passed away June 21, 2019 due to complications from respiratory failure. She was born October 20, 1939 in Angels Camp, California to William and Eva (Blocher) Hendley.
After graduating high school in Modesto, CA, Dorothy married Donald Dean Casey and, together, they had six children. Once her children were raised, Dorothy became a cook with the Head Start program. She then was inspired to finish college and become a Head Start teacher, which she did from 1971-1980. She then sought new endeavors as an over-the-road truck driver; for ten years she loved traveling and seeing the country.
From 1991 until 2005, Dorothy drove dump trucks for Kevin and Deb (Neosho Trucking). Dorothy retired in 2005, then later went to work for five years at Hickory Creek Convenience Store in Neosho, later still, she worked thirteen years for Deb at My Sister and Me Antiques.
Dorothy was a member of the West Hwy. 60 Church of Christ in Neosho; on January 5, 2011, she re-dedicated her life to Christ. She loved sewing, gardening, crocheting, and re-strapping chairs. There wasn’t anything she couldn’t Google and accomplish. She mainly enjoyed her family and friends.
Dorothy is survived by her six children: Dean Casey, Darrell (Leann) Casey, Deb (Kevin) McClellan, Donna Ramsay, Diane Wilson all of Neosho, MO, and Dawnette (Joey) Stipp of Norwalk, Iowa; eighteen grandchildren; thirty five great grandchildren; one brother, Larry Hendley of Idaho; and two sisters, Irene Conway and Lois DuBois both of Modesto, California.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Eva Hendley, and the father of her children, Donald Casey, who passed in 1991.
Services will be 12 noon on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at Clark Funeral Home, Neosho, MO, with Roger Owens officiating. Interment will follow at Thompson Grove Cemetery, Seneca, MO. The family will have a time of visitation from 5:30 until 7:30 pm on Friday, June 28 at Clark Funeral Home, Neosho. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to Thompson Grove Cemetery c/o Clark Funeral Home, PO Box 66; Neosho, MO 64850.
Services will be 12 noon on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at Clark Funeral Home, Neosho, MO, with Roger Owens officiating. Interment will follow at Thompson Grove Cemetery, Seneca, MO. The family will have a time of visitation from 5:30 until 7:30 pm on Friday, June 28 at Clark Funeral Home, Neosho. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to Thompson Grove Cemetery c/o Clark Funeral Home, PO Box 66; Neosho, MO 64850.
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