December 21, 2021

Linn County News

Published Dec. 22, 2021

Dorothy Lee Story, age 91, Mound City, Kan., passed away Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. She was born on Dec. 19, 1930, in Greeley, Kan., the daughter of Amos and Eva Elizabeth Carson Wools. She attended school in Garnett, Kan. She was united in marriage to Bobby Story. He preceded her in death on Dec. 28, 2007. She was also preceded in death by her parents; a son-in-law, Kenneth Sipes; a brother, Carlin; and three sisters, Lela, Esther and Mildred. 

The two things Dorothy enjoyed most were her relationship with her savior and her family. She was a member of the Mound City First Baptist Church. She was a wonderful grandma. She and Bob enjoyed camping, fishing and swinging together on the front porch. She worked as a secretary for Linn County Co-Op and as a dispatcher and clerk for the Linn County Sheriff’s Department. 

Dorothy is survived by two daughters, Sandra Ross and husband Jerry, and Janet Sipes; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.  

Graveside funeral service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 22, 2021, at the Woodland Cemetery, Mound City. Visitation will be held from 11:30 a.m. to service at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Wearing of masks is requested due to family members being immunocompromised.

Contributions are suggested to Encompass Hospice, c/o Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box J, Mound City, KS  66056.  Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com.