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Published: Wednesday, August 1, 2012 5:39 PM CDT
Dorothy Joyce Kissinger, age 82, of Weston, Texas passed away July 31, 2012 with her daughter, Cynthia Ann Hendricks.
Dorothy was born April 26, 1930 in Celina, Texas to Lester W. Dickerson and Clara C. (Tucker) Dickerson.

On December 19, 1946 she married Hubert Loyd Kissinger in Rhea Mills, Texas.

Dorothy was a faithful, active servant of the following churches, Cliff Temple Baptist Church in Dallas, First Baptist Church in McKinney, Georgetown Baptist Church in Pottsboro and most recently the First Baptist Church in Weston.

She was a member of the Eastern Star, McKinney Chapter #518, the Weston Women's Group and the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post #7873. Dorothy retired from the United States Postal Service. She worked for the Post Offices in Dallas and Denison, Texas.

She was an avid outdoorsman and was known as the family leader. She was instrumental in the lives of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She is survived by her daughters, Linda Rankin and husband, Chuck of Frisco, Texas, Debbie Reyno and husband, Michael of Weston, Texas; son-in-law, Chuck Hendricks of Houston, Texas; brothers, Myron Dickerson and wife, Sis of Ft. Worth, Texas, Verlin Ray Dickerson and wife, Betty of El Paso, Texas, and Bobby Dickerson and wife, Pat of Houston, Texas; grandsons, Stephen Barnett of Celina, Texas, Rocky Rankin of Austin, Texas, Brian Hendricks of Houston, Texas and Collin Rankin of Los Angeles, California; granddaughters, Katie Spurgers of Missouri City, Texas, Christine Rankin of Austin, Texas and Samantha Hendricks of Denton, Texas; great-grandchildren, Zoie, Zane, Dakota, Zeke, Sophia; and many other nieces, nephews and other loved ones.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Loyd Kissinger; parents, Lester and Clara Dickerson, and her daughter, Cynthia Hendricks.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, August 3, 2012 in the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Chapel in Allen, Texas with Dr. Allan Strickland officiating. Interment will follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park in Allen. The family will receive friends during a visitation on Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m., at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Weston Building Fund.

To convey condolences or to sign an online registry, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.

Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Ridgeview Memorial Park


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