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Dorothy L. Ames
December 21, 1930 - July 25, 2016
Service Date: July 29, 2016
Funeral Home Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home
Funeral services for Dorothy are 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 29, 2016 at the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home with burial following at the West Liberty Cemetery.
Dorothy Lee Ames, 85, of rural Fulton, Kansas, died Monday evening July 25, 2016 at Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. She was born December 21, 1930 in Stotesbury, Missouri the daughter of Walter Lee and Grace Elizabeth (Owens) Shade.
Dorothy held a Master’s Plus Degree in Education and taught school for forty-seven years, and was a member of the West Liberty Methodist Church.
Survivors include her daughters, Teresa Ames-Nahon of Fulton, Kansas, and Ralea DeGruson of Fort Scott, Kansas; a granddaughter, Emily Hannah DeGruson; and two foster-daughters, including Genevieve Dinneen of Kansas City, Missouri. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents.
Trevor Jacobs will conduct funeral services for Dorothy 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 29, 2016 at the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home with burial following at the West Liberty Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the West Liberty United Methodist Church and left in the care of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, 15 W. Wall Street, PO Box 309, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Condolences may be submitted to the online guestbook at konantz-cheney.com.