She was born May 10, 1913, in Woodland Township, Fulton Co., Ill., a daughter of Newton Bernard and Ethel Pearl (Gould) Derry. She married Galen Franklin Brillhart on Aug. 19, 1933, in Canton, Ill. He preceded her in death on Feb. 6, 1987.
She also was preceded in death by two daughters; one granddaughter; two sisters; and six brothers.
Dorothy is survived by one daughter, Harriet (and Bill) Lockard of Canton, Ill.; one son, Randall (and Jan) Brillhart of Waynesburg, Pa.; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at 11 a.m. at the Astoria Christian Church. Visitation will be on Friday, July 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Shawgo Memorial Home in Astoria, Ill.
Memorials may be made to the Astoria Christian Church.
Published in the Peoria Journal Star on 7/29/2010
She was born May 10, 1913, in Woodland Township, Fulton Co., Ill., a daughter of Newton Bernard and Ethel Pearl (Gould) Derry. She married Galen Franklin Brillhart on Aug. 19, 1933, in Canton, Ill. He preceded her in death on Feb. 6, 1987.
She also was preceded in death by two daughters; one granddaughter; two sisters; and six brothers.
Dorothy is survived by one daughter, Harriet (and Bill) Lockard of Canton, Ill.; one son, Randall (and Jan) Brillhart of Waynesburg, Pa.; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at 11 a.m. at the Astoria Christian Church. Visitation will be on Friday, July 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Shawgo Memorial Home in Astoria, Ill.
Memorials may be made to the Astoria Christian Church.
Published in the Peoria Journal Star on 7/29/2010
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