Bess Gordon Dorsett's obituary appeared in the "Fremont Tribune" (Fremont NE) 15 February 1935 page 1.
Summarized: Mrs. Bess Gordon Dorsett, age 40, wife of desk sergeant Robert Dorsett of the Fremont Police Department, died at a local hospital on 14 February 1935 after a brief illness. News of her death was a severe shock.
Bess Marvel Gordon was born in Herman NE on 17 January 1895 to Mr. & Mrs. J.D. Gordon. She married Robert Dorsett at Craig NE on 25 November 1920. The family has lived in Fremont the past 8 years, coming here from Tekamah. Bess was president of the North Side PTA, the PTA Mother Singers and den mother of Boy Scout troop no. 3. She is survived by her husband Robert & five children, Robert Gordon, Charlotte Elizabeth, Lena [sic/Lenna "Peg"] Isabel, Mary Cathryn [Mary Kay] and Auda June, and by her parents, Mr. & Mrs. J.D. Gordon of Fremont. A son [Thomas] preceded her in death.
The "Fremont Tribune" of 19 February 1935 page 3 reports on the large attendance at her funeral on 18 February by the North School PTA, the Cub Scouts, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and the police and street departments of Fremont NE.
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Bess Marvel Gordon married Robert Dorsett, a World War I veteran, on 25 November 1920 in Craig, Burt County NE. The couple had six children. Their five surviving children were orphaned when Fremont police officer Robert Dorsett died of a heart attack on 1 June 1949 while on duty.
Children:
Robert Gordon Dorsett, 1924 NE - 1987 CA
Charlotte Elizabeth Dorsett Meyer (Mrs. Kenneth Meyer), 1925 NE -1995 MN. Find A Grave 164513060
Lenna Isobel ("Peggy" or "Peg") Dorsett Bloch (wife of Dr. Dean M. Bloch), 1927 NE - 1960 NE. Find A Grave 42869333
Mary Kay Dorsett Mundell, 1929 NE - 1988 NC (wife of Reverend William E. Mundell)
June Dorsett Hanes, 1932 NE -2007 TX (Mrs. Charles Franklin Hanes). Find A Grave 43308292
Thomas D. Dorsett, born & died 1934 NE. Find A Grave 140633552
Summarized: Mrs. Bess Gordon Dorsett, age 40, wife of desk sergeant Robert Dorsett of the Fremont Police Department, died at a local hospital on 14 February 1935 after a brief illness. News of her death was a severe shock.
Bess Marvel Gordon was born in Herman NE on 17 January 1895 to Mr. & Mrs. J.D. Gordon. She married Robert Dorsett at Craig NE on 25 November 1920. The family has lived in Fremont the past 8 years, coming here from Tekamah. Bess was president of the North Side PTA, the PTA Mother Singers and den mother of Boy Scout troop no. 3. She is survived by her husband Robert & five children, Robert Gordon, Charlotte Elizabeth, Lena [sic/Lenna "Peg"] Isabel, Mary Cathryn [Mary Kay] and Auda June, and by her parents, Mr. & Mrs. J.D. Gordon of Fremont. A son [Thomas] preceded her in death.
The "Fremont Tribune" of 19 February 1935 page 3 reports on the large attendance at her funeral on 18 February by the North School PTA, the Cub Scouts, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and the police and street departments of Fremont NE.
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Bess Marvel Gordon married Robert Dorsett, a World War I veteran, on 25 November 1920 in Craig, Burt County NE. The couple had six children. Their five surviving children were orphaned when Fremont police officer Robert Dorsett died of a heart attack on 1 June 1949 while on duty.
Children:
Robert Gordon Dorsett, 1924 NE - 1987 CA
Charlotte Elizabeth Dorsett Meyer (Mrs. Kenneth Meyer), 1925 NE -1995 MN. Find A Grave 164513060
Lenna Isobel ("Peggy" or "Peg") Dorsett Bloch (wife of Dr. Dean M. Bloch), 1927 NE - 1960 NE. Find A Grave 42869333
Mary Kay Dorsett Mundell, 1929 NE - 1988 NC (wife of Reverend William E. Mundell)
June Dorsett Hanes, 1932 NE -2007 TX (Mrs. Charles Franklin Hanes). Find A Grave 43308292
Thomas D. Dorsett, born & died 1934 NE. Find A Grave 140633552
Bess Gordon Dorsett's obituary appeared in the "Fremont Tribune" (Fremont NE) 15 February 1935 page 1.
Summarized: Mrs. Bess Gordon Dorsett, age 40, wife of desk sergeant Robert Dorsett of the Fremont Police Department, died at a local hospital on 14 February 1935 after a brief illness. News of her death was a severe shock.
Bess Marvel Gordon was born in Herman NE on 17 January 1895 to Mr. & Mrs. J.D. Gordon. She married Robert Dorsett at Craig NE on 25 November 1920. The family has lived in Fremont the past 8 years, coming here from Tekamah. Bess was president of the North Side PTA, the PTA Mother Singers and den mother of Boy Scout troop no. 3. She is survived by her husband Robert & five children, Robert Gordon, Charlotte Elizabeth, Lena [sic/Lenna "Peg"] Isabel, Mary Cathryn [Mary Kay] and Auda June, and by her parents, Mr. & Mrs. J.D. Gordon of Fremont. A son [Thomas] preceded her in death.
The "Fremont Tribune" of 19 February 1935 page 3 reports on the large attendance at her funeral on 18 February by the North School PTA, the Cub Scouts, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and the police and street departments of Fremont NE.
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Bess Marvel Gordon married Robert Dorsett, a World War I veteran, on 25 November 1920 in Craig, Burt County NE. The couple had six children. Their five surviving children were orphaned when Fremont police officer Robert Dorsett died of a heart attack on 1 June 1949 while on duty.
Children:
Robert Gordon Dorsett, 1924 NE - 1987 CA
Charlotte Elizabeth Dorsett Meyer (Mrs. Kenneth Meyer), 1925 NE -1995 MN. Find A Grave 164513060
Lenna Isobel ("Peggy" or "Peg") Dorsett Bloch (wife of Dr. Dean M. Bloch), 1927 NE - 1960 NE. Find A Grave 42869333
Mary Kay Dorsett Mundell, 1929 NE - 1988 NC (wife of Reverend William E. Mundell)
June Dorsett Hanes, 1932 NE -2007 TX (Mrs. Charles Franklin Hanes). Find A Grave 43308292
Thomas D. Dorsett, born & died 1934 NE. Find A Grave 140633552
Summarized: Mrs. Bess Gordon Dorsett, age 40, wife of desk sergeant Robert Dorsett of the Fremont Police Department, died at a local hospital on 14 February 1935 after a brief illness. News of her death was a severe shock.
Bess Marvel Gordon was born in Herman NE on 17 January 1895 to Mr. & Mrs. J.D. Gordon. She married Robert Dorsett at Craig NE on 25 November 1920. The family has lived in Fremont the past 8 years, coming here from Tekamah. Bess was president of the North Side PTA, the PTA Mother Singers and den mother of Boy Scout troop no. 3. She is survived by her husband Robert & five children, Robert Gordon, Charlotte Elizabeth, Lena [sic/Lenna "Peg"] Isabel, Mary Cathryn [Mary Kay] and Auda June, and by her parents, Mr. & Mrs. J.D. Gordon of Fremont. A son [Thomas] preceded her in death.
The "Fremont Tribune" of 19 February 1935 page 3 reports on the large attendance at her funeral on 18 February by the North School PTA, the Cub Scouts, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and the police and street departments of Fremont NE.
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Bess Marvel Gordon married Robert Dorsett, a World War I veteran, on 25 November 1920 in Craig, Burt County NE. The couple had six children. Their five surviving children were orphaned when Fremont police officer Robert Dorsett died of a heart attack on 1 June 1949 while on duty.
Children:
Robert Gordon Dorsett, 1924 NE - 1987 CA
Charlotte Elizabeth Dorsett Meyer (Mrs. Kenneth Meyer), 1925 NE -1995 MN. Find A Grave 164513060
Lenna Isobel ("Peggy" or "Peg") Dorsett Bloch (wife of Dr. Dean M. Bloch), 1927 NE - 1960 NE. Find A Grave 42869333
Mary Kay Dorsett Mundell, 1929 NE - 1988 NC (wife of Reverend William E. Mundell)
June Dorsett Hanes, 1932 NE -2007 TX (Mrs. Charles Franklin Hanes). Find A Grave 43308292
Thomas D. Dorsett, born & died 1934 NE. Find A Grave 140633552
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