Back in the early 1990s, I became interested in finding out more about my family history. This led me to many long distant phone calls with my grandmother's first cousin, Dorothy (Whiton) Bryant. Over the years, we shared much information by phone and mail and I am so happy that we were able to connect. She was a very special woman.
Dorothy was born on 13 Jan 1904 in Union Twp., Boone Co., Iowa. Her parents were Arthur S. and Grace (White) Whiton. Dorothy lived most of her life in or near Perry, Iowa. She was a librarian at the public library and also worked for the Iowa Commission for the Blind in Des Moines. She died on 24 Jul 2010 at the age of 106.
My grandmother, Winnie Belle (Whiton) Lackore, was born in Mineral Ridge, Boone Co., Iowa on 20 Jun 1903 to Charles and Viola (Parr) Whiton. Soon afterwards, her family moved to Stotesbury, Missouri and then returned to Northern Iowa where they had lived previously. Winnie died 18 Apr 1998 in San Luis Obispo, California at the age of 94. As far as I know, the two cousins never had the opportunity to meet each other.
Dorothy was a wonderful storyteller and had a great memory. Our conversations were full of my questions, her answers and memories. That is the reason for my reflection a few days after her passing.
With Dorothy's guidance, I have been able to learn much about our interesting branch of the Whiton family who descended from the Wyton family of Hook Norton, England. James Whiton was an early pioneer settler of Hingham, Massachusetts. Most of the early generations migrated to new communities as the country expanded westward. Our Whitons moved from Massachusetts to Connecticut to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and then helped settle Ithaca, New York.
By 1856, Rufus Henry Whiton had left his family behind in Ithaca and had married his second wife, Matilda Husted, in Jerseyville, Illinois. They had been married for 51 years when Rufus died in Champaign, Illinois in 1907. He was a cabinetmaker and farmer.
Rufus and Matilda had four children: George Jackson Whiton, Charles Leamon Whiton, Arthur Sylvester Whiton, and Julia Marsh (Whiton) Parr. Julia had married Edward Hiram Parr, the brother of Viola Parr who was the wife of her brother Charles Whiton.
One of the first stories that I heard was about how Julia (Whiton) Parr had died of tuberculosis on a train trip she was on with her children in 1908. When train employees discovered she had died, they quarantined the room and kept her five children (ranging from age 2 to 14) there until they could get a release by a medical examiner.
Dorothy mailed me copies of videos, photos, and newspaper articles which I added to my own collection. She told me that Matilda (Husted) Whiton and her sister Laura (Husted) Van Horn were the daughters of James Leman Husted and his first wife, whose identity is still a mystery. Dorothy remembered that Matilda once gave her a small white trunk and told her that she had brought it with her from Vermont. This trunk and many other treasured family items and photographs were later destroyed in a fire at the Whiton home near Perry, Iowa.
James Leman Husted was the son of James L. Husted, Sr. and his wife Ruana Evarts. James had one older brother, Lyman Evarts Husted, who was born in 1805. James was born in July of 1807. James L. Husted, Sr. and Ruana were divorced by 1808 on the grounds that James had been unfaithful to Ruana on 5 Sep 1807. Ruana and her two boys continued to live in Waltham, Vermont until 1831 or 1832 when James, Jr. headed to Illinois. His brother Lyman and possibly James L. Husted, Sr. followed him to Greene Co. in 1836. Lyman died of bilious fever shortly after arriving. No record has been found that shows where James, Sr. died and was buried. I am not sure what happened to Ruana (Evarts) Husted, but she may have remarried.
Laura Ann was born in 1832 and Matilda in 1834. James L. Husted, Jr. married Drusilla Landon 6 months after Matilda's birth. Their birth mother may have died in childbirth and could be buried in Greene Co., Illinois. The wife of Lyman died on 21 Dec 1831 and is buried in Sunset View Cemetery in Waltham, Vermont. She possibly also died in childbirth.
About 1839, James and Drusilla sold their land and the family relocated to Muscatine, Iowa where they farmed until 1883. They were living in Belle Plaine in Benton Co., Iowa when Drusilla died in 1885. After many years of speculating, we found that James L. Husted, Jr. died on 17 May 1902 and was buried next to Drusilla in Oak Hill Cemetery, Belle Plaine, Iowa. He was 94 when he died and was living with his daughter Altha Stiles in Woodward, Iowa.
I was amazed by the Husted family tales. Dorothy sent me newspaper articles which described in detail the adventures of Martha (Husted) Leonard who traveled in a wagon train in 1866 which was guided by her brother Zach Husted. He was killed by Indians along the way. A wooden spoon that he carved is one of the many family treasures that are being passed down in the family.
Dorothy remembered Matilda living with her family for a few years before she died of dropsy. She said that she remembered seeing open sores on her legs and that her bedroom floor had been covered with some sort of matting. Another memory was of her grandfather Rufus Whiton. She was always told that his last words before dying of stomach cancer were "I am so hungry."
Dorothy married Merle Bryant on 4 Sep 1926. Their only son, Jerrold Whiton Bryant, was born on 7 Jan 1930. Jerry was almost seven when his father died on 4 Dec 1936. His death came 3 days after he was in a head-on accident with a truck. Even though the autopsy results said that Merle died of indigestion, Dorothy always felt his death had something to do with his injuries.
Until Dorothy was about 104, she made it a point to tell me about her daily walks and tai chi exercises. She was proud of the fact that she didn't have to live in "assisted living" and was able to care for herself. She had macular degeneration and she mentioned that her failing eyesight had been making things difficult for her. She told me she had fallen several different times and needed to be more careful. She needed a magnifying glass to help her decipher any letters or photos that were sent to her.
Dorothy and I never met in person over the years, but I always felt like we had a special relationship. I think she must have made everyone she knew feel that way. She was very much loved and admired.
During her final years, she had problems with her blood and needed treatments. Her son passed away in late 2006. It was not until late March 2010 that she had her doctor stop these attempts to prolong her life. She became very tired, but still enjoyed telling me about her wonderful family and how proud she was of her 3 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great grandchildren.
[By Joanne Todd]
*******
M. Dorothy Bryant Perry
An 11 a.m. funeral service will be held on Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church with visitation prior to the service from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the church.
Dorothy was born in Boone County on January 13, 1904. She was a librarian at the Perry Public Library and also worked for the Iowa Commission for the Blind in Des Moines for many years.
She is survived by her daughter- in-law, Norma Bryant of Perry; grandchildren, Becky (Rev. Dan) Luett of Wisconsin, Cindy (Michael) Koenen of Maple Grove, MN and Thom Bryant of Perry, six great- grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Dorothy was born on 13 Jan 1904 in Union Twp., Boone Co., Iowa. Her parents were Arthur S. and Grace (White) Whiton. Dorothy lived most of her life in or near Perry, Iowa. She was a librarian at the public library and also worked for the Iowa Commission for the Blind in Des Moines. She died on 24 Jul 2010 at the age of 106.
My grandmother, Winnie Belle (Whiton) Lackore, was born in Mineral Ridge, Boone Co., Iowa on 20 Jun 1903 to Charles and Viola (Parr) Whiton. Soon afterwards, her family moved to Stotesbury, Missouri and then returned to Northern Iowa where they had lived previously. Winnie died 18 Apr 1998 in San Luis Obispo, California at the age of 94. As far as I know, the two cousins never had the opportunity to meet each other.
Dorothy was a wonderful storyteller and had a great memory. Our conversations were full of my questions, her answers and memories. That is the reason for my reflection a few days after her passing.
With Dorothy's guidance, I have been able to learn much about our interesting branch of the Whiton family who descended from the Wyton family of Hook Norton, England. James Whiton was an early pioneer settler of Hingham, Massachusetts. Most of the early generations migrated to new communities as the country expanded westward. Our Whitons moved from Massachusetts to Connecticut to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and then helped settle Ithaca, New York.
By 1856, Rufus Henry Whiton had left his family behind in Ithaca and had married his second wife, Matilda Husted, in Jerseyville, Illinois. They had been married for 51 years when Rufus died in Champaign, Illinois in 1907. He was a cabinetmaker and farmer.
Rufus and Matilda had four children: George Jackson Whiton, Charles Leamon Whiton, Arthur Sylvester Whiton, and Julia Marsh (Whiton) Parr. Julia had married Edward Hiram Parr, the brother of Viola Parr who was the wife of her brother Charles Whiton.
One of the first stories that I heard was about how Julia (Whiton) Parr had died of tuberculosis on a train trip she was on with her children in 1908. When train employees discovered she had died, they quarantined the room and kept her five children (ranging from age 2 to 14) there until they could get a release by a medical examiner.
Dorothy mailed me copies of videos, photos, and newspaper articles which I added to my own collection. She told me that Matilda (Husted) Whiton and her sister Laura (Husted) Van Horn were the daughters of James Leman Husted and his first wife, whose identity is still a mystery. Dorothy remembered that Matilda once gave her a small white trunk and told her that she had brought it with her from Vermont. This trunk and many other treasured family items and photographs were later destroyed in a fire at the Whiton home near Perry, Iowa.
James Leman Husted was the son of James L. Husted, Sr. and his wife Ruana Evarts. James had one older brother, Lyman Evarts Husted, who was born in 1805. James was born in July of 1807. James L. Husted, Sr. and Ruana were divorced by 1808 on the grounds that James had been unfaithful to Ruana on 5 Sep 1807. Ruana and her two boys continued to live in Waltham, Vermont until 1831 or 1832 when James, Jr. headed to Illinois. His brother Lyman and possibly James L. Husted, Sr. followed him to Greene Co. in 1836. Lyman died of bilious fever shortly after arriving. No record has been found that shows where James, Sr. died and was buried. I am not sure what happened to Ruana (Evarts) Husted, but she may have remarried.
Laura Ann was born in 1832 and Matilda in 1834. James L. Husted, Jr. married Drusilla Landon 6 months after Matilda's birth. Their birth mother may have died in childbirth and could be buried in Greene Co., Illinois. The wife of Lyman died on 21 Dec 1831 and is buried in Sunset View Cemetery in Waltham, Vermont. She possibly also died in childbirth.
About 1839, James and Drusilla sold their land and the family relocated to Muscatine, Iowa where they farmed until 1883. They were living in Belle Plaine in Benton Co., Iowa when Drusilla died in 1885. After many years of speculating, we found that James L. Husted, Jr. died on 17 May 1902 and was buried next to Drusilla in Oak Hill Cemetery, Belle Plaine, Iowa. He was 94 when he died and was living with his daughter Altha Stiles in Woodward, Iowa.
I was amazed by the Husted family tales. Dorothy sent me newspaper articles which described in detail the adventures of Martha (Husted) Leonard who traveled in a wagon train in 1866 which was guided by her brother Zach Husted. He was killed by Indians along the way. A wooden spoon that he carved is one of the many family treasures that are being passed down in the family.
Dorothy remembered Matilda living with her family for a few years before she died of dropsy. She said that she remembered seeing open sores on her legs and that her bedroom floor had been covered with some sort of matting. Another memory was of her grandfather Rufus Whiton. She was always told that his last words before dying of stomach cancer were "I am so hungry."
Dorothy married Merle Bryant on 4 Sep 1926. Their only son, Jerrold Whiton Bryant, was born on 7 Jan 1930. Jerry was almost seven when his father died on 4 Dec 1936. His death came 3 days after he was in a head-on accident with a truck. Even though the autopsy results said that Merle died of indigestion, Dorothy always felt his death had something to do with his injuries.
Until Dorothy was about 104, she made it a point to tell me about her daily walks and tai chi exercises. She was proud of the fact that she didn't have to live in "assisted living" and was able to care for herself. She had macular degeneration and she mentioned that her failing eyesight had been making things difficult for her. She told me she had fallen several different times and needed to be more careful. She needed a magnifying glass to help her decipher any letters or photos that were sent to her.
Dorothy and I never met in person over the years, but I always felt like we had a special relationship. I think she must have made everyone she knew feel that way. She was very much loved and admired.
During her final years, she had problems with her blood and needed treatments. Her son passed away in late 2006. It was not until late March 2010 that she had her doctor stop these attempts to prolong her life. She became very tired, but still enjoyed telling me about her wonderful family and how proud she was of her 3 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great grandchildren.
[By Joanne Todd]
*******
M. Dorothy Bryant Perry
An 11 a.m. funeral service will be held on Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church with visitation prior to the service from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the church.
Dorothy was born in Boone County on January 13, 1904. She was a librarian at the Perry Public Library and also worked for the Iowa Commission for the Blind in Des Moines for many years.
She is survived by her daughter- in-law, Norma Bryant of Perry; grandchildren, Becky (Rev. Dan) Luett of Wisconsin, Cindy (Michael) Koenen of Maple Grove, MN and Thom Bryant of Perry, six great- grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Back in the early 1990s, I became interested in finding out more about my family history. This led me to many long distant phone calls with my grandmother's first cousin, Dorothy (Whiton) Bryant. Over the years, we shared much information by phone and mail and I am so happy that we were able to connect. She was a very special woman.
Dorothy was born on 13 Jan 1904 in Union Twp., Boone Co., Iowa. Her parents were Arthur S. and Grace (White) Whiton. Dorothy lived most of her life in or near Perry, Iowa. She was a librarian at the public library and also worked for the Iowa Commission for the Blind in Des Moines. She died on 24 Jul 2010 at the age of 106.
My grandmother, Winnie Belle (Whiton) Lackore, was born in Mineral Ridge, Boone Co., Iowa on 20 Jun 1903 to Charles and Viola (Parr) Whiton. Soon afterwards, her family moved to Stotesbury, Missouri and then returned to Northern Iowa where they had lived previously. Winnie died 18 Apr 1998 in San Luis Obispo, California at the age of 94. As far as I know, the two cousins never had the opportunity to meet each other.
Dorothy was a wonderful storyteller and had a great memory. Our conversations were full of my questions, her answers and memories. That is the reason for my reflection a few days after her passing.
With Dorothy's guidance, I have been able to learn much about our interesting branch of the Whiton family who descended from the Wyton family of Hook Norton, England. James Whiton was an early pioneer settler of Hingham, Massachusetts. Most of the early generations migrated to new communities as the country expanded westward. Our Whitons moved from Massachusetts to Connecticut to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and then helped settle Ithaca, New York.
By 1856, Rufus Henry Whiton had left his family behind in Ithaca and had married his second wife, Matilda Husted, in Jerseyville, Illinois. They had been married for 51 years when Rufus died in Champaign, Illinois in 1907. He was a cabinetmaker and farmer.
Rufus and Matilda had four children: George Jackson Whiton, Charles Leamon Whiton, Arthur Sylvester Whiton, and Julia Marsh (Whiton) Parr. Julia had married Edward Hiram Parr, the brother of Viola Parr who was the wife of her brother Charles Whiton.
One of the first stories that I heard was about how Julia (Whiton) Parr had died of tuberculosis on a train trip she was on with her children in 1908. When train employees discovered she had died, they quarantined the room and kept her five children (ranging from age 2 to 14) there until they could get a release by a medical examiner.
Dorothy mailed me copies of videos, photos, and newspaper articles which I added to my own collection. She told me that Matilda (Husted) Whiton and her sister Laura (Husted) Van Horn were the daughters of James Leman Husted and his first wife, whose identity is still a mystery. Dorothy remembered that Matilda once gave her a small white trunk and told her that she had brought it with her from Vermont. This trunk and many other treasured family items and photographs were later destroyed in a fire at the Whiton home near Perry, Iowa.
James Leman Husted was the son of James L. Husted, Sr. and his wife Ruana Evarts. James had one older brother, Lyman Evarts Husted, who was born in 1805. James was born in July of 1807. James L. Husted, Sr. and Ruana were divorced by 1808 on the grounds that James had been unfaithful to Ruana on 5 Sep 1807. Ruana and her two boys continued to live in Waltham, Vermont until 1831 or 1832 when James, Jr. headed to Illinois. His brother Lyman and possibly James L. Husted, Sr. followed him to Greene Co. in 1836. Lyman died of bilious fever shortly after arriving. No record has been found that shows where James, Sr. died and was buried. I am not sure what happened to Ruana (Evarts) Husted, but she may have remarried.
Laura Ann was born in 1832 and Matilda in 1834. James L. Husted, Jr. married Drusilla Landon 6 months after Matilda's birth. Their birth mother may have died in childbirth and could be buried in Greene Co., Illinois. The wife of Lyman died on 21 Dec 1831 and is buried in Sunset View Cemetery in Waltham, Vermont. She possibly also died in childbirth.
About 1839, James and Drusilla sold their land and the family relocated to Muscatine, Iowa where they farmed until 1883. They were living in Belle Plaine in Benton Co., Iowa when Drusilla died in 1885. After many years of speculating, we found that James L. Husted, Jr. died on 17 May 1902 and was buried next to Drusilla in Oak Hill Cemetery, Belle Plaine, Iowa. He was 94 when he died and was living with his daughter Altha Stiles in Woodward, Iowa.
I was amazed by the Husted family tales. Dorothy sent me newspaper articles which described in detail the adventures of Martha (Husted) Leonard who traveled in a wagon train in 1866 which was guided by her brother Zach Husted. He was killed by Indians along the way. A wooden spoon that he carved is one of the many family treasures that are being passed down in the family.
Dorothy remembered Matilda living with her family for a few years before she died of dropsy. She said that she remembered seeing open sores on her legs and that her bedroom floor had been covered with some sort of matting. Another memory was of her grandfather Rufus Whiton. She was always told that his last words before dying of stomach cancer were "I am so hungry."
Dorothy married Merle Bryant on 4 Sep 1926. Their only son, Jerrold Whiton Bryant, was born on 7 Jan 1930. Jerry was almost seven when his father died on 4 Dec 1936. His death came 3 days after he was in a head-on accident with a truck. Even though the autopsy results said that Merle died of indigestion, Dorothy always felt his death had something to do with his injuries.
Until Dorothy was about 104, she made it a point to tell me about her daily walks and tai chi exercises. She was proud of the fact that she didn't have to live in "assisted living" and was able to care for herself. She had macular degeneration and she mentioned that her failing eyesight had been making things difficult for her. She told me she had fallen several different times and needed to be more careful. She needed a magnifying glass to help her decipher any letters or photos that were sent to her.
Dorothy and I never met in person over the years, but I always felt like we had a special relationship. I think she must have made everyone she knew feel that way. She was very much loved and admired.
During her final years, she had problems with her blood and needed treatments. Her son passed away in late 2006. It was not until late March 2010 that she had her doctor stop these attempts to prolong her life. She became very tired, but still enjoyed telling me about her wonderful family and how proud she was of her 3 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great grandchildren.
[By Joanne Todd]
*******
M. Dorothy Bryant Perry
An 11 a.m. funeral service will be held on Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church with visitation prior to the service from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the church.
Dorothy was born in Boone County on January 13, 1904. She was a librarian at the Perry Public Library and also worked for the Iowa Commission for the Blind in Des Moines for many years.
She is survived by her daughter- in-law, Norma Bryant of Perry; grandchildren, Becky (Rev. Dan) Luett of Wisconsin, Cindy (Michael) Koenen of Maple Grove, MN and Thom Bryant of Perry, six great- grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Dorothy was born on 13 Jan 1904 in Union Twp., Boone Co., Iowa. Her parents were Arthur S. and Grace (White) Whiton. Dorothy lived most of her life in or near Perry, Iowa. She was a librarian at the public library and also worked for the Iowa Commission for the Blind in Des Moines. She died on 24 Jul 2010 at the age of 106.
My grandmother, Winnie Belle (Whiton) Lackore, was born in Mineral Ridge, Boone Co., Iowa on 20 Jun 1903 to Charles and Viola (Parr) Whiton. Soon afterwards, her family moved to Stotesbury, Missouri and then returned to Northern Iowa where they had lived previously. Winnie died 18 Apr 1998 in San Luis Obispo, California at the age of 94. As far as I know, the two cousins never had the opportunity to meet each other.
Dorothy was a wonderful storyteller and had a great memory. Our conversations were full of my questions, her answers and memories. That is the reason for my reflection a few days after her passing.
With Dorothy's guidance, I have been able to learn much about our interesting branch of the Whiton family who descended from the Wyton family of Hook Norton, England. James Whiton was an early pioneer settler of Hingham, Massachusetts. Most of the early generations migrated to new communities as the country expanded westward. Our Whitons moved from Massachusetts to Connecticut to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and then helped settle Ithaca, New York.
By 1856, Rufus Henry Whiton had left his family behind in Ithaca and had married his second wife, Matilda Husted, in Jerseyville, Illinois. They had been married for 51 years when Rufus died in Champaign, Illinois in 1907. He was a cabinetmaker and farmer.
Rufus and Matilda had four children: George Jackson Whiton, Charles Leamon Whiton, Arthur Sylvester Whiton, and Julia Marsh (Whiton) Parr. Julia had married Edward Hiram Parr, the brother of Viola Parr who was the wife of her brother Charles Whiton.
One of the first stories that I heard was about how Julia (Whiton) Parr had died of tuberculosis on a train trip she was on with her children in 1908. When train employees discovered she had died, they quarantined the room and kept her five children (ranging from age 2 to 14) there until they could get a release by a medical examiner.
Dorothy mailed me copies of videos, photos, and newspaper articles which I added to my own collection. She told me that Matilda (Husted) Whiton and her sister Laura (Husted) Van Horn were the daughters of James Leman Husted and his first wife, whose identity is still a mystery. Dorothy remembered that Matilda once gave her a small white trunk and told her that she had brought it with her from Vermont. This trunk and many other treasured family items and photographs were later destroyed in a fire at the Whiton home near Perry, Iowa.
James Leman Husted was the son of James L. Husted, Sr. and his wife Ruana Evarts. James had one older brother, Lyman Evarts Husted, who was born in 1805. James was born in July of 1807. James L. Husted, Sr. and Ruana were divorced by 1808 on the grounds that James had been unfaithful to Ruana on 5 Sep 1807. Ruana and her two boys continued to live in Waltham, Vermont until 1831 or 1832 when James, Jr. headed to Illinois. His brother Lyman and possibly James L. Husted, Sr. followed him to Greene Co. in 1836. Lyman died of bilious fever shortly after arriving. No record has been found that shows where James, Sr. died and was buried. I am not sure what happened to Ruana (Evarts) Husted, but she may have remarried.
Laura Ann was born in 1832 and Matilda in 1834. James L. Husted, Jr. married Drusilla Landon 6 months after Matilda's birth. Their birth mother may have died in childbirth and could be buried in Greene Co., Illinois. The wife of Lyman died on 21 Dec 1831 and is buried in Sunset View Cemetery in Waltham, Vermont. She possibly also died in childbirth.
About 1839, James and Drusilla sold their land and the family relocated to Muscatine, Iowa where they farmed until 1883. They were living in Belle Plaine in Benton Co., Iowa when Drusilla died in 1885. After many years of speculating, we found that James L. Husted, Jr. died on 17 May 1902 and was buried next to Drusilla in Oak Hill Cemetery, Belle Plaine, Iowa. He was 94 when he died and was living with his daughter Altha Stiles in Woodward, Iowa.
I was amazed by the Husted family tales. Dorothy sent me newspaper articles which described in detail the adventures of Martha (Husted) Leonard who traveled in a wagon train in 1866 which was guided by her brother Zach Husted. He was killed by Indians along the way. A wooden spoon that he carved is one of the many family treasures that are being passed down in the family.
Dorothy remembered Matilda living with her family for a few years before she died of dropsy. She said that she remembered seeing open sores on her legs and that her bedroom floor had been covered with some sort of matting. Another memory was of her grandfather Rufus Whiton. She was always told that his last words before dying of stomach cancer were "I am so hungry."
Dorothy married Merle Bryant on 4 Sep 1926. Their only son, Jerrold Whiton Bryant, was born on 7 Jan 1930. Jerry was almost seven when his father died on 4 Dec 1936. His death came 3 days after he was in a head-on accident with a truck. Even though the autopsy results said that Merle died of indigestion, Dorothy always felt his death had something to do with his injuries.
Until Dorothy was about 104, she made it a point to tell me about her daily walks and tai chi exercises. She was proud of the fact that she didn't have to live in "assisted living" and was able to care for herself. She had macular degeneration and she mentioned that her failing eyesight had been making things difficult for her. She told me she had fallen several different times and needed to be more careful. She needed a magnifying glass to help her decipher any letters or photos that were sent to her.
Dorothy and I never met in person over the years, but I always felt like we had a special relationship. I think she must have made everyone she knew feel that way. She was very much loved and admired.
During her final years, she had problems with her blood and needed treatments. Her son passed away in late 2006. It was not until late March 2010 that she had her doctor stop these attempts to prolong her life. She became very tired, but still enjoyed telling me about her wonderful family and how proud she was of her 3 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great grandchildren.
[By Joanne Todd]
*******
M. Dorothy Bryant Perry
An 11 a.m. funeral service will be held on Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church with visitation prior to the service from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the church.
Dorothy was born in Boone County on January 13, 1904. She was a librarian at the Perry Public Library and also worked for the Iowa Commission for the Blind in Des Moines for many years.
She is survived by her daughter- in-law, Norma Bryant of Perry; grandchildren, Becky (Rev. Dan) Luett of Wisconsin, Cindy (Michael) Koenen of Maple Grove, MN and Thom Bryant of Perry, six great- grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
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