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Patsy Ann <I>Dorries</I> Booth

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Patsy Ann Dorries Booth

Birth
Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
5 Dec 1962 (aged 20)
Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA
Burial
Dixon, Solano County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.4367042, Longitude: -121.8246629
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Dixon Tribune, Thurs., 13 Dec 1962:
ACCIDENT IN FOG TAKES DIXON GIRL
Patsy Ann Dorries Booth, 20, of 261 South Second Street, was killed in an accident on December 5th when her car collided with a heavy truck at the intersection of Roads 24 and 89 near Woodland. It was believed the heavy fog at the time, which greatly reduced visibility, was the major contributing cause of the tragedy, which happened as she was returning home

Born in Altus, Oklahoma, she came with her family to Dixon at an early age and attended elementary schools here. She was a graduate of Dixon High School with the class of 1959. For two years at Riley's store in Dixon and was well known to the local business community.

She married Merril C. Booth, Jr., on March 31, 1961. He had entered the Army in July and was serving at Fort Ord at the time of her accident.

Besides her husband, she leaves her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otho C. Dorries; two older brothers, Ronald and Sammie Dorries; and uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Winters of Pomona; several cousins, including Mrs. Clarence Gardner of Lodi, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Martin of Brentwood, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Bozarth, Mr. and Mrs. Lowe Winters, and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Winters.

Services were held at the Milton Carpenter Funeral Home Friday, December 14, at 2:00 p.m., with Rev. Dan Pace of the Baptist Church officiating.

Pallbearers were Tommy Burton, Tom Wilson, Ed Burton, Frank Montana, Bill Miller and Jim Dutra. Interment was in Dixon Cemetery.


Dixon Tribune, Thurs., 13 Dec 1962:
ACCIDENT IN FOG TAKES DIXON GIRL
Patsy Ann Dorries Booth, 20, of 261 South Second Street, was killed in an accident on December 5th when her car collided with a heavy truck at the intersection of Roads 24 and 89 near Woodland. It was believed the heavy fog at the time, which greatly reduced visibility, was the major contributing cause of the tragedy, which happened as she was returning home

Born in Altus, Oklahoma, she came with her family to Dixon at an early age and attended elementary schools here. She was a graduate of Dixon High School with the class of 1959. For two years at Riley's store in Dixon and was well known to the local business community.

She married Merril C. Booth, Jr., on March 31, 1961. He had entered the Army in July and was serving at Fort Ord at the time of her accident.

Besides her husband, she leaves her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otho C. Dorries; two older brothers, Ronald and Sammie Dorries; and uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Winters of Pomona; several cousins, including Mrs. Clarence Gardner of Lodi, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Martin of Brentwood, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Bozarth, Mr. and Mrs. Lowe Winters, and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Winters.

Services were held at the Milton Carpenter Funeral Home Friday, December 14, at 2:00 p.m., with Rev. Dan Pace of the Baptist Church officiating.

Pallbearers were Tommy Burton, Tom Wilson, Ed Burton, Frank Montana, Bill Miller and Jim Dutra. Interment was in Dixon Cemetery.




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  • Maintained by: aws1995
  • Originally Created by: RNitsch2
  • Added: Jan 14, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46697316/patsy_ann-booth: accessed ), memorial page for Patsy Ann Dorries Booth (28 Mar 1942–5 Dec 1962), Find a Grave Memorial ID 46697316, citing Dixon Cemetery, Dixon, Solano County, California, USA; Maintained by aws1995 (contributor 47141881).