| 1. |  McDowell, Dorothy Lois 'Dot' was born on 5 Sep 1927 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 13 Sep 2004 in St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois; was buried on 17 Sep 2004 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Housewife, Nurses Aid
- Reference Number: MCDO.D004
- _FGRAVE: 36879025
- Census: 20 Mar 1950, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; 1950 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, District 13-3, Sheet 15
- Funeral: 17 Sep 2004, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
Notes:
Dorothy L. Bricker, 77, of Flora, formerly of Clay City, died at 9:35 p.m. Monday, September 13, 2004, at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham.
Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Clay City Cemetery.
Mrs. Bricker was born on September 5,1927, in Clay City, the daughter of Clayson A. and Nella Grace (Luke) McDovyell. She married Carl L. Gray on October 17, 1945. He preceded her in death on June 13, 1953. She married Ralph O. Bricker on December 11, 1954. He preceded her in death on February 23, 1987.
She was a retired nurses aide and a member of Flora Eagles Lodge.
Mrs. Bricker is survived by a son, Carl Wayne Gray and his wife, Karin, of Aurora, Colo.; a daughter, Patricia Bright and her husband, Eber, of Cisne; a son-in-law, Butch Harris, of Paris; a stepdaughter, Vivian Simpson and her husband, Wayne; a stepdaughter, Dorine Pearcey; a brother, Glenn McDowell; a brother, Ronald McDowell and his wife, Wanda, of Flora; a sister, Barb House, of Olney; a sister, Nella Dilly and her husband, Woody, of Olney; a sister, Kay Lomas, of Olney; a sister, Leona DiSandro, of Olney; a sister, Betty Lemons and her husband, Charlie, of Clay City; a brother-in-law, Robert Gray and his wife, Phyllis, of Olney; a sister- in-law, Leona Taylor, of Clay City; a sister-in-law, Ruth Osborne and her husband, Junior, of Springfield, Mo.; a sister-in-law, Betty Gray; six grandchildren, four great-grand- children and numerous step-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, a daughter, Martha Harris, a brother, Adrian, a sister, JoAnne McDowell, a sister, Hazel Clark, a stepdaughter, Lavera Hipes, a brother-in-law, Billie Joe Gray, and a step-grandson, Jason Hipes.
Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association.
The Olney (IL) Daily Mail, September 2004
Buried:
Plot: Lot 2 - Div. 1 - Blk. 24
Dorothy married Gray, Carl Lester on 17 Oct 1945 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois. Carl (son of Gray, John Jasper and Mitchell, Mary Elsie) was born on 16 May 1921 in Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois; died on 13 Jun 1953 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 15 Jun 1953 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Gray, C.W.C.
- 3. Gray, Martha Lois was born on 12 Feb 1950 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was christened on 9 May 1970 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 17 Feb 2003 in Paris Community Hospital, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois; was buried in Edgar Cemetery, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois.
- 4. Gray, P.J.
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Dorothy married Bricker, Ralph Orville on 11 Dec 1954 in Louisville, Clay County, Illinois. Ralph (son of Bricker, George Washington and Frock, Frances Katherine) was born on 7 Nov 1905 in Oak Bluff Township, Arkansas; died on 23 Feb 1987 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 26 Feb 1987 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Gray, C.W.C.
- 3. Gray, Martha Lois was born on 12 Feb 1950 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was christened on 9 May 1970 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 17 Feb 2003 in Paris Community Hospital, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois; was buried in Edgar Cemetery, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois.
- 4. Gray, P.J.
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1927 - 2004 (77 years)
Gray, C.W.C. 
Gray, Martha Lois 
Gray, P.J. 
Gray, S.D. 
Harris, L.A. 
Harris, W.E. 
Bright, T.L. 
Bright, T.D. 
Bright, Bridget Deann 
Harris, I.C. 
