Dorothy Horton, 97, of Elk Point S. Dak., passed away October 28, 2019 at Bethesda Care Center in Beresford. Due to Covid Virus restrictions private family graveside service will be held May 23, 2020.
Dorothy Mae Bair Horton was born October 19, 1922 at rural Odeboldt, Iowa to Warren O. and Elsie (Johnson) Bair. She attended rural schools and graduated from high school at Ida Grove, Iowa in 1940.
She was married to Earl M. Horton on Thanksgiving Day, 1942, at Albuquerque, New Mexico where Earl was stationed in the Army Air Corps. At the end of WWII the couple moved back to the family farm at Elk Point where Dorothy lived until a fall necessitated her moving to Bethesda Home. She was proud of having lived on the family homestead for nearly 70 years.
Dorothy was baptized at Arthur, Ia., and was later confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church rural Elk Point where she remained a member until her death. She served as a Sunday School teacher and was a member of the St. Paul Ladies Aid.
Dorothy had an intense love of history, genealogy and antiques. She also enjoyed hosting barbeques and sledding parties for family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl; her parents; her brothers, Robert Bair and John Bair and a great grandson.
Survivors include two children Jon (Joan) Horton of Earlham, Ia., and Glenadene (Paul) Aamot, Beresford, S. Dak.; five grandchildren: Julie Horton, Carla (Gordon) Morgan, Betsy Kemner; Bjorn (Anne) Aamot, and Liv (Jerami) West; 13 great grandchildren; her sister Donna Hoy, Mesa, Ariz.; sisters-in-law Patricia Bair Cannealy and Jane Bair; a niece and 3 nephews; and several cousins.
[Source: Wass Funeral Home]
Dorothy Mae Bair Horton was born October 19, 1922 at rural Odeboldt, Iowa to Warren O. and Elsie (Johnson) Bair. She attended rural schools and graduated from high school at Ida Grove, Iowa in 1940.
She was married to Earl M. Horton on Thanksgiving Day, 1942, at Albuquerque, New Mexico where Earl was stationed in the Army Air Corps. At the end of WWII the couple moved back to the family farm at Elk Point where Dorothy lived until a fall necessitated her moving to Bethesda Home. She was proud of having lived on the family homestead for nearly 70 years.
Dorothy was baptized at Arthur, Ia., and was later confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church rural Elk Point where she remained a member until her death. She served as a Sunday School teacher and was a member of the St. Paul Ladies Aid.
Dorothy had an intense love of history, genealogy and antiques. She also enjoyed hosting barbeques and sledding parties for family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl; her parents; her brothers, Robert Bair and John Bair and a great grandson.
Survivors include two children Jon (Joan) Horton of Earlham, Ia., and Glenadene (Paul) Aamot, Beresford, S. Dak.; five grandchildren: Julie Horton, Carla (Gordon) Morgan, Betsy Kemner; Bjorn (Anne) Aamot, and Liv (Jerami) West; 13 great grandchildren; her sister Donna Hoy, Mesa, Ariz.; sisters-in-law Patricia Bair Cannealy and Jane Bair; a niece and 3 nephews; and several cousins.
[Source: Wass Funeral Home]
Dorothy Horton, 97, of Elk Point S. Dak., passed away October 28, 2019 at Bethesda Care Center in Beresford. Due to Covid Virus restrictions private family graveside service will be held May 23, 2020.
Dorothy Mae Bair Horton was born October 19, 1922 at rural Odeboldt, Iowa to Warren O. and Elsie (Johnson) Bair. She attended rural schools and graduated from high school at Ida Grove, Iowa in 1940.
She was married to Earl M. Horton on Thanksgiving Day, 1942, at Albuquerque, New Mexico where Earl was stationed in the Army Air Corps. At the end of WWII the couple moved back to the family farm at Elk Point where Dorothy lived until a fall necessitated her moving to Bethesda Home. She was proud of having lived on the family homestead for nearly 70 years.
Dorothy was baptized at Arthur, Ia., and was later confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church rural Elk Point where she remained a member until her death. She served as a Sunday School teacher and was a member of the St. Paul Ladies Aid.
Dorothy had an intense love of history, genealogy and antiques. She also enjoyed hosting barbeques and sledding parties for family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl; her parents; her brothers, Robert Bair and John Bair and a great grandson.
Survivors include two children Jon (Joan) Horton of Earlham, Ia., and Glenadene (Paul) Aamot, Beresford, S. Dak.; five grandchildren: Julie Horton, Carla (Gordon) Morgan, Betsy Kemner; Bjorn (Anne) Aamot, and Liv (Jerami) West; 13 great grandchildren; her sister Donna Hoy, Mesa, Ariz.; sisters-in-law Patricia Bair Cannealy and Jane Bair; a niece and 3 nephews; and several cousins.
[Source: Wass Funeral Home]
Dorothy Mae Bair Horton was born October 19, 1922 at rural Odeboldt, Iowa to Warren O. and Elsie (Johnson) Bair. She attended rural schools and graduated from high school at Ida Grove, Iowa in 1940.
She was married to Earl M. Horton on Thanksgiving Day, 1942, at Albuquerque, New Mexico where Earl was stationed in the Army Air Corps. At the end of WWII the couple moved back to the family farm at Elk Point where Dorothy lived until a fall necessitated her moving to Bethesda Home. She was proud of having lived on the family homestead for nearly 70 years.
Dorothy was baptized at Arthur, Ia., and was later confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church rural Elk Point where she remained a member until her death. She served as a Sunday School teacher and was a member of the St. Paul Ladies Aid.
Dorothy had an intense love of history, genealogy and antiques. She also enjoyed hosting barbeques and sledding parties for family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl; her parents; her brothers, Robert Bair and John Bair and a great grandson.
Survivors include two children Jon (Joan) Horton of Earlham, Ia., and Glenadene (Paul) Aamot, Beresford, S. Dak.; five grandchildren: Julie Horton, Carla (Gordon) Morgan, Betsy Kemner; Bjorn (Anne) Aamot, and Liv (Jerami) West; 13 great grandchildren; her sister Donna Hoy, Mesa, Ariz.; sisters-in-law Patricia Bair Cannealy and Jane Bair; a niece and 3 nephews; and several cousins.
[Source: Wass Funeral Home]
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