San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Harper, Dorothy Simmons July 21 2004 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Davis-Holman Cis1052@aol.com August 1, 2004, 11:27 am The Record August 1, 2004 Gold Beach, OR Dorothy Simmons Harper Dec. 25, 1913 - July 21, 2004 Dorothy Simmons Harper passed away on July 21, following emergency surgery. She became a resident of Gold Beach, Oregon two years ago. She was born on Christmas day in 1913 to a farming family in Minnesota and reared in Southeastern Iowa, She proudly traced her ancestors to Iowa's first settlers. She grew up in Fairfield, Iowa where she married Dale J. Harper. They had four children, Daniel, Sue, Mary and John. Dorothy and Dale purchased a home in Stockton in 1972 and she continued to live here after his death in 1976. She was a staunch supporter of the Women's Center and was instrumental in helping with the purchase its first building by donating a major share of the down payment. Her daughter, S. Sue Rice Harper was a co-founder. Dorothy's grandson, Mark Eugene Rice and granddaughter, Sarah Sue Rice, attended local schools and graduated from Stagg High School. Dorothy leaves a warm and wonderful legacy of love to her four children and their spouses and partner; eight grandchildren, and eight great grand children. Her generous sharing of herself and her resources benefited every community in which she lived. A Memorial Service and internment will be held in Fairfield, Iowa on August 7. Memorial contributions may be made to the Women's Center of San Joaquin County, 620 North San Joaquin St., Stockton, 95202 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/sanjoaquin/obits/ob555harper.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb