Obituaries from the week of May 20, 2009
Jean Edwards Dorsey, 85
Jean Etta Edwards Dorsey, 85, of La
Crescenta, CA died Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at the home of her daughter in
Grover Beach, CA after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Memorial service held at the La Crescenta
First Baptist Church on May 1, 2009. A private graveside service was held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in
Glendale, CA.
Jean Etta Edwards was born April 19,
1924 to John and Elizabeth Edwards of Garvin, MN. Her father was killed on June 22, 1924 in a tornado at their
farm west of Tracy. She was raised
by her mother and eight brothers and sisters. In 1942, she graduated from Tracy High School and traveled
to California to work.
On January 16, 1944, she married
Leland Dorsey. They had two
daughters, Donna Ann and Korla Jean who survive with four grandchildren and one
great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, husband, sisters Una Sandbo and Viola Tunstall, and brothers William,
Floyd, Mervin, Ervin and Harold.
She is also survived by her sister
Ethel DeBlieck of Kasson, sister-in-law Bernice Edwards of Tracy and many
nieces and nephews.
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