Dorothy Marie Velten, 85 years of Sarcoxie, Missouri departed this life suddenly on Monday morning, October 6, 2008 from injuries received in an automobile accident. "Grandma Dot" as she was affectionately called by her grandchildren, entered this life on June 12, 1923 in Reeds, Missouri, the youngest of seven children born to the late Archie and Mable Dodson. She was a lifelong area resident of Sarcoxie. On July 6, 1942 in Carthage, Missouri she was united in marriage to Albert J. Velten and to this union two sons and two daughters were born. Throughout her life, Dorothy was a hardworking and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She worked several years at the former Juvenile Shoe Corporation and later owned and operated the Sarcoxie Variety Store. Before retiring in 1985 she assisted her son Larry in running the family business, Velten Appliance on the Sarcoxie square. She had been an active member of the First Presbyterian Church in Sarcoxie since December 10, 1961. She enjoyed gardening, shopping, cooking and canning, but most of all she enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of twenty-nine years, Albert J. Velten on March 31, 1972; and four brothers, Leon, Leroy, Lloyd and Delmar Dodson. Dorothy is survived by two sons, Joe Velten and wife, Brenda, of Prairie Grove, Arkansas and Larry Velten and wife, Deanna, of Sarcoxie, Missouri; two daughters, Lynda Chandler and husband, John, of Sarcoxie, Missouri and Cindy Sooter and husband, Mark, of Holts Summit, Missouri; thirteen grandchildren; eighteen great grandchildren; and two great great grandchildren; two sisters, Betty Boothe of Sarcoxie, Missouri and Alma Lee Wooten of Carthage, Missouri; a special friend, Joe Morris of Carthage, Missouri; her beloved dog, Maggie; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other family and friends. Funeral Services for Dorothy Marie Velten are 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 9, 2008 at the First Presbyterian Church in Sarcoxie, Missouri with Rev. Wally Buer officiating. Burial will follow in the Sarcoxie Cemetery. Those honoring her life by serving as pallbearers are Charles Daniels, Dennis Daniels, Steve Velten, Isaac Sooter, Jason Chandler, Brian Schultz, Matt Kutz and Brian Pommer. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening from 5-7:00 p.m. at the Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home in Sarcoxie, Missouri. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website www.housh-goodwinfuneralhome.com. Memorials are being directed to the First Presbyterian Church c/o the funeral home. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home in Sarcoxie, Missouri.
