Dorothy Irene Gregory, 77 of Deland, passed away at 1:10am Sunday, June 15, 2008 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Funeral service will be at 10:00am Thursday, June 19, 2008 at the Mackey-Wright Funeral Home with Greg Swango officiating. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00pm Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at the Mackey-Wright Funeral Home. Interment will be in Hammond Cemetery
Dorothy was born February 2, 1931 in Hammond, Illinois, the daughter of Troy and Florence (Fualk) Patrick. She married Lawrence Gregory on July 14, 1955 in Hammond, Illinois. Surviving is her husband, Lawrence W. Gregory Jr. of Deland, daughters: Gayle (Alan) Brokaw of Pittsfield, IL; Sandra (Eric) Dawson of O'Fallon, IL; and sons Gordon Gregory of Decatur, IL and Curtis Gregory of Deland, IL; and 6 grandchildren; Amy Brokaw, Gregory Brokaw, Patrick Brokaw, Paige Brokaw, Miranda Dawson and Mitchell Dawson.
Dorothy was preceded by her parents, 3 brothers Loran Patrick, John Patrick and Vernon Dean Patrick, and 1 daughter-in-law Susan Gregory. Dorothy loved her family and friends. She enjoyed working with farmers in the community for 33 years as the bookkeeper at Deland Farmers Coop Grain. She lived in her faith in her involvement with her church, Faith in Action, Home Extension, Deland Women's Club, and as a board member of the Piatt COunty Nursing Home Foundation.
Memorials may be given to Faith in Action or the American Cancer Society.
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