Dorothy 'Dottie' Mays

Dorothy Mays DONNELLSON, Iowa - Dorothy ''Dottie'' Mays, 83, Donnellson, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, at her home. Services were Wednesday, Nov. 26, at the Donnellson United Methodist Church. The Rev. Barb Krueger officiated. Burial was at Nichols Cemetery. Visitation was Tuesday, Nov. 25, at the Hofbauer Funeral Home, Donnellson. Memorials may be made to the Donnellson United Methodist Church or Lee County Hospice. Mrs. Mays was born March 24, 1920, in Nichols, the daughter of August and Mary Lewis Dedrick. She married Wallace M. Mays Aug. 30, 1942, in Nichols. He preceded her in death in September 2003. She taught piano and organ lessons for more than 30 years. She was a member of Donnellson United Methodist Church, Donnellson Chapter CK T.T.T., and the Donnellson Garden Club. She was a master gardener and played the organ for many churches around the West Liberty, Nichols, Donnellson and Sandusky area. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Ellen Kuebler and her husband, Mike, of Norwalk and Barbie Fairchild and her husband, Jamie, of Kendall, Kan.; two sons, James Mays and his wife, Sharon, of West Branch and Paul Mays and his wife, Sharon, of Donnellson...[more]

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ight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and a granddaughter in infancy.