Michelle 'Shelley' Diane Dotson

DOTSON, ELLIOTT

Posted By: David L. Skipton (email)
Date: 1/4/2010 at 16:39:41

Michelle 'Shelley' Diane Dotson, age 26, of Wapello, died Tuesday evening, June 16, 1992 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, following a two month illness of cancer, She was born January 30, 1966, at Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Delbert and Linda Elliott Dotson.

Shelley was a class of 1984 Wapello High School graduate and had attended Southeastern Community College. She had worked as a cashier along with hekping on the family farm for many years. She was of the Protestant faith.

Shelley Dotson is survived by her one month old daughter, Kayla Michelle; her parents, Delbert and Linda Dotson of Wapello; her brother Michael Dotson and his fiance, Sherrie Kimball of Morning Sun; a longtime friend John Richardson of Morning Sun; grandparents, Lora and Sam Wayne Dotson of Wapello; great-grandmothers, Gertrude Dotson of Des Moines and Emeline Lee of Centerville; aunts and uncles, Jeanie and Walter Kaszubski of Orland Park, Illinois and JoAnn and Dave Wehmeyer of Conesville; five cousins; and several great aunts, uncles, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her grandfather Ronald Elliott and grandmother Mary dotson.

The funeral service for Shelley Dotson was held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 19, 1992, at the First Presbyterian Church at Wapello, with Rev. Bill Young officiating. Betty McChesney provided the organ music. Special taped music included 'Unanswered Prayers' by Garth Brooks, 'Angels' by Amy Grant, and 'How Great Thou Art' by Elvis Presley. The casket bearers were Reed Dowell, Ross Dowell, Lee Lundvall, Craig Schoonover, Kerry Kline and Jesse Stamper. Burial followed at the Wapello Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established for the benefit of Shelley's daughter Kayla. funeral care and arrangements were provided by Dodgeon-McCulley Funeral Home at Wapello.