Dorothy Jean Appleton, 86, of Springfield, passed away May 29th, 2015 at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. She was born July 4th 1928, in Chicago, IL; she was a lifelong member of the Lutheran Church. Dorothy attended Augustana College in Rock Island, IL and Notre Dame University in South Bend Indiana where she taught high school English for a number of years. She also worked as a retail associate for Marshall Fields and Dillards Department stores. She was preceded in death by her parents: Frank Nelson and Bertha Nelson a sister Elaine Ritter, Husband Gordon Appleton and a son Gordon Appleton Jr. She is survived by a daughter Janice Hedding and her husband Kris, a son David Appleton, and his wife Michele, five grandchildren: Ben Hedding, Anna Anderson, Jesse Hedding, Dylan and Coby Appleton, and one great-grandchild: Faye Anderson, she is also survived by several beloved nieces and nephews. Dorothy will be remembered as a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
A memorial service for Dorothy will be 1:30 P.M. Friday, June 5, 2015 at Greenlawn Funeral Home East. Inturnment will be at Missouri Veterans Cemetery.
A memorial service for Dorothy will be 1:30 P.M. Friday, June 5, 2015 at Greenlawn Funeral Home East. Inturnment will be at Missouri Veterans Cemetery.
Dorothy Jean Appleton, 86, of Springfield, passed away May 29th, 2015 at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. She was born July 4th 1928, in Chicago, IL; she was a lifelong member of the Lutheran Church. Dorothy attended Augustana College in Rock Island, IL and Notre Dame University in South Bend Indiana where she taught high school English for a number of years. She also worked as a retail associate for Marshall Fields and Dillards Department stores. She was preceded in death by her parents: Frank Nelson and Bertha Nelson a sister Elaine Ritter, Husband Gordon Appleton and a son Gordon Appleton Jr. She is survived by a daughter Janice Hedding and her husband Kris, a son David Appleton, and his wife Michele, five grandchildren: Ben Hedding, Anna Anderson, Jesse Hedding, Dylan and Coby Appleton, and one great-grandchild: Faye Anderson, she is also survived by several beloved nieces and nephews. Dorothy will be remembered as a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
A memorial service for Dorothy will be 1:30 P.M. Friday, June 5, 2015 at Greenlawn Funeral Home East. Inturnment will be at Missouri Veterans Cemetery.
A memorial service for Dorothy will be 1:30 P.M. Friday, June 5, 2015 at Greenlawn Funeral Home East. Inturnment will be at Missouri Veterans Cemetery.
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