Dorothy Smith
1921 - 2011 (90 years)-
Name Dorothy Smith Born 12 Mar 1921 Parsons, Labette County, Kansas 
[1, 2] Gender Female Died 18 Apr 2011 Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas [1, 2] Buried Woods Cemetery, Redfield, Bourbon County, Kansas [1, 2] - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68681383/dorothy-evans
Dorothy is buried with her first husband, Martin Willard Turner.
Her obituary states that her burial was at Woods Cemetery.
There is also a Find a Grave entry for her in Evergreen Cemetery with her second husband Morrison Kimzey.
and a photograph on that shows her name and dates on their shared headstone.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75117852/dorothy-kimzey
Person ID I1799 Gritton Last Modified 25 Mar 2024
Father James Edward Smith, b. 18 Sep 1891, Bourbon County, Kansas , d. 1966, Bourbon County, Kansas (Age 74 years) Mother Lulu Ruby, Wiggans, b. Feb 1900, Kansas , d. 1947, Bourbon County, Kansas (Age 46 years) Family ID F582 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Martin Willard Turner, b. 24 Jun 1917, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas , d. 2 May 1996, Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas (Age 78 years) Married 24 Dec 1939 Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas [1, 2] Divorced 1967 [1, 2] Children 1. Jerry Willard Turner, b. 18 Apr 1941, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas , d. 27 Jun 2002, Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas (Age 61 years)2. James Holman Turner, b. 15 Jan 1944, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas , d. 10 Mar 2008, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas (Age 64 years)Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 Family ID F743 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Morrison LaVelle Kimzey, b. 22 Mar 1921, La Cygne, Linn County, Kansas , d. 19 Aug 1973, Linn County, Kansas (Age 52 years) Married 13 Jun 1969 [1, 2] Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 Family ID F746 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Robley D. Evans, b. 27 Aug 1913, Illinois , d. 7 Dec 1984, Linn County, Kansas (Age 71 years) Married 1975 [2] Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 Family ID F747 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68681383/dorothy-evans
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Born - 12 Mar 1921 - Parsons, Labette County, Kansas 
Married - 24 Dec 1939 - Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas 
Died - 18 Apr 2011 - Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas 
Buried - - Woods Cemetery, Redfield, Bourbon County, Kansas = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Dorothy Turner Evans, age 90, resident of Chanute, Kansas, died Monday evening, April 18, 2011, at her home. She was born March 12, 1921, in Parsons, Kansas, the daughter of James E. and Ruby Wiggans Smith. She married Willard M. Turner on December 24, 1939, in Fort Scott, Kansas. To this union were born three children; Jerry W. Turner, in 1941, James H. Turner, in 1944, and Judith C. Turner Funk in 1951. Willard and Dorothy divorced in 1967. She then attended The Wesley School of Nursing in Wichita, and returned to Fort Scott working for the Sisters of Mercy. Willard died on May 2, 1996. She married Morrison L. Kimzey on June 13, 1969, in LaCygne, Kansas. He died in a truck accident in 1972. In 1975, Dorothy married Robley D. Evans of LaCygne. He died on December 7, 1984. Dorothy moved to Chanute, Kansas, in 1990. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Chanute, and enjoyed traveling, fishing, crocheting and reading.
She is survived by her daughter, Judy Funk, Chanute, Kansas; a sister, Jackie Summers, Wichita, Kansas; twelve grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. Also surviving are four nieces and three nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her three husbands; three brothers, Jearle, Raymond and Donald Smith; two sons, Jerry and Jim Turner; one son-in-law, Eldon L. Funk; and one nephew, Calvin Lee Smith.
Pastor Mark McCuistion conducted funeral services for Dorothy Evans at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 22, at the First Nazarene Church, 14th & Plummer St., Chanute, Kansas. Burial followed in the Woods Cemetery, Fort Scott. Memorials were suggested to the Chanute Church of the Nazarene.
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LKH note: Photograph of stone on Find a Grave shows the surname Turner at the top of the stone; Martin Willard; Dorothy Turner Evans. [1, 2, 3]
- Dorothy Turner Evans, age 90, resident of Chanute, Kansas, died Monday evening, April 18, 2011, at her home. She was born March 12, 1921, in Parsons, Kansas, the daughter of James E. and Ruby Wiggans Smith. She married Willard M. Turner on December 24, 1939, in Fort Scott, Kansas. To this union were born three children; Jerry W. Turner, in 1941, James H. Turner, in 1944, and Judith C. Turner Funk in 1951. Willard and Dorothy divorced in 1967. She then attended The Wesley School of Nursing in Wichita, and returned to Fort Scott working for the Sisters of Mercy. Willard died on May 2, 1996. She married Morrison L. Kimzey on June 13, 1969, in LaCygne, Kansas. He died in a truck accident in 1972. In 1975, Dorothy married Robley D. Evans of LaCygne. He died on December 7, 1984. Dorothy moved to Chanute, Kansas, in 1990. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Chanute, and enjoyed traveling, fishing, crocheting and reading.
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