DAVID LEE DORSEY, 71, of Tornado, WV, formerly of Campbell's Creek, a son of the late Clyde and Irene Hinzman Dorsey. He was preceded in death by brothers, Michael and Virgil Dorsey. David grew up in Rand and graduated from DuPont High School where he played basketball and football. He served as a Fire Protection Specialist in the U.S. Air Force from 1968 to 1972. He also played for the Whiteman Air Force Base basketball team. He coached baseball for Northeast Little League and men's and women's softball for the Nazarene Softball League. David was a member of the United Mine Workers of America for more than 40 years and retired from Patriot Coal's Big Mountain Division. David attended Nazarene Bible College and became an ordained elder of the Church of the Nazarene in 1999. He pastored Seth Nazarene Church and Alum Creek Nazarene Church. He also served as the assistant pastor at Campbell's Creek and St. Albans Churches of the Nazarene. David is survived by his wife of nearly 50 years, Peggy Russell Dorsey; daughter, Shannon Dorsey-Dunlap of Tornado; son, James Dorsey Dorsey of Elkview; three grandchildren; sisters, Brenda Kay Sharp of Tazewell, Tennessee, Jennifer Dorsey of Winfield. Entombment will be at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes.
DAVID LEE DORSEY, 71, of Tornado, WV, formerly of Campbell's Creek, a son of the late Clyde and Irene Hinzman Dorsey. He was preceded in death by brothers, Michael and Virgil Dorsey. David grew up in Rand and graduated from DuPont High School where he played basketball and football. He served as a Fire Protection Specialist in the U.S. Air Force from 1968 to 1972. He also played for the Whiteman Air Force Base basketball team. He coached baseball for Northeast Little League and men's and women's softball for the Nazarene Softball League. David was a member of the United Mine Workers of America for more than 40 years and retired from Patriot Coal's Big Mountain Division. David attended Nazarene Bible College and became an ordained elder of the Church of the Nazarene in 1999. He pastored Seth Nazarene Church and Alum Creek Nazarene Church. He also served as the assistant pastor at Campbell's Creek and St. Albans Churches of the Nazarene. David is survived by his wife of nearly 50 years, Peggy Russell Dorsey; daughter, Shannon Dorsey-Dunlap of Tornado; son, James Dorsey Dorsey of Elkview; three grandchildren; sisters, Brenda Kay Sharp of Tazewell, Tennessee, Jennifer Dorsey of Winfield. Entombment will be at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes.
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