He was born on November 14, 1893, in Heyworth, Illinois, a son of Edward Elijah & Louie Belle (Rutledge) Dorrell.
He married Edna Marie Kagel on July 1, 1932 in Clinton, Illinois. She survives.
Also surviving are four sons, Clifford Dorrel of Gridley, Illinois; Lynn Dorrell of Bloomington, Illinois; Larry Dorrell of Colfax, Illinois; and Merlin Dorrell of El Dorado, Kansas; two daughters, Lana Dorrell and Alice Meads both of Bloomington, Illinois; two sisters, Iliff Williams of Black Canyon City, Arizona; and Mattie Brayton in California; 16 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three sons, a daughter, two brothers, and five sisters.
He was a veteran of World War I.
The Pantagraph
(Bloomington, Illinois)
6 Aug 1980, Wed • Page 18
He was born on November 14, 1893, in Heyworth, Illinois, a son of Edward Elijah & Louie Belle (Rutledge) Dorrell.
He married Edna Marie Kagel on July 1, 1932 in Clinton, Illinois. She survives.
Also surviving are four sons, Clifford Dorrel of Gridley, Illinois; Lynn Dorrell of Bloomington, Illinois; Larry Dorrell of Colfax, Illinois; and Merlin Dorrell of El Dorado, Kansas; two daughters, Lana Dorrell and Alice Meads both of Bloomington, Illinois; two sisters, Iliff Williams of Black Canyon City, Arizona; and Mattie Brayton in California; 16 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three sons, a daughter, two brothers, and five sisters.
He was a veteran of World War I.
The Pantagraph
(Bloomington, Illinois)
6 Aug 1980, Wed • Page 18
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