This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonColby41 Surnames: Colby, Shipp, Magdall, Marsicano, Pederson Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.colby/1183/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dorothy May Colby TOWNSEND - Dorothy May (Shipp) Colby, 96, died of natural causes Friday [23 Jan 2009] at a Townsend care facility. Her funeral is 2 p.m. Saturday at Connors Funeral Home, with burial in Deep Creek Cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Lynn Everett Colby (Donna) and Claude "Butch" Eldon Colby (Diana) of Townsend; three daughters, Lois C. Magdall (Ken) of Townsend, Loretta Mae Marsicano (Jack) of Sanderson, Texas, and Melba Ardene Pedersen (Curtis) of Whitefish, Mont.; a brother, Jean Allen Shipp of Sheridan, Mont.; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Dorothy was born Jan. 11, 1913, in Culbertson, Mont., to John Thomas Shipp and Lena May Shipp. She was the oldest of five children. Dorothy was first a housewife and devoted mother. She spent many years cleaning doctors', dentist's and newspaper offices in the Bitterroot. She worked at the Children's Orphan Home in Twin Bridges, and for many clients in Townsend. She was a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Dorothy was loved by many for her quick mind and beautiful stories of the past. She will be missed for the love and kindness she gave for years to her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Lena; husband Elmer; three sisters, Byrdie Alene, Bessie Louise and Tynie Leona; and a grandson, Bryce Colby. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Gaile look at where she was born. Glad to see at least on Western Colby who was a dam morman. ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <COLBY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 1:39 PM Subject: [COLBY] Dorothy May (Shipp) Colby (1913 ~ 2009) Obituary > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: RonColby41 > Surnames: Colby, Shipp, Magdall, Marsicano, Pederson > Classification: obituary > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.colby/1183/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Dorothy May Colby > > TOWNSEND - Dorothy May (Shipp) Colby, 96, died of natural causes Friday > [23 Jan 2009] at a Townsend care facility. > > Her funeral is 2 p.m. Saturday at Connors Funeral Home, with burial in > Deep Creek Cemetery. > > Survivors include two sons, Lynn Everett Colby (Donna) and Claude "Butch" > Eldon Colby (Diana) of Townsend; three daughters, Lois C. Magdall (Ken) of > Townsend, Loretta Mae Marsicano (Jack) of Sanderson, Texas, and Melba > Ardene Pedersen (Curtis) of Whitefish, Mont.; a brother, Jean Allen Shipp > of Sheridan, Mont.; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and > great-great-grandchildren. > > Dorothy was born Jan. 11, 1913, in Culbertson, Mont., to John Thomas Shipp > and Lena May Shipp. She was the oldest of five children. > > Dorothy was first a housewife and devoted mother. She spent many years > cleaning doctors', dentist's and newspaper offices in the Bitterroot. She > worked at the Children's Orphan Home in Twin Bridges, and for many clients > in Townsend. > > She was a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Dorothy was loved by > many for her quick mind and beautiful stories of the past. She will be > missed for the love and kindness she gave for years to her family and > friends. > > She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Lena; husband Elmer; > three sisters, Byrdie Alene, Bessie Louise and Tynie Leona; and a > grandson, Bryce Colby. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > > ============================= > Colby list archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/COLBY/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COLBY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.16/1926 - Release Date: 01/30/09 17:31:00