Freestone County, Texas	 	
Obituaries


Dorothy McLeod Pecot
(July 5, 1924 - March 18, 2007)


Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Pecot were held Tuesday March 20, 2007 at
2:00p.m. in the Chapel at Bowers Funeral Home. Interment followed the service 
at the Salem Cemetery. Bro. Jack McDaniel officiated. Mrs. Pecot passed away 
Sunday, March 18, 2007 in Fairfield. Mrs. Pecot was born in Freestone County
and graduated from the Freestone School at the age of sixteen. She worked in
Houston during World War II in the shipyards as a “Rosie the Riveter”. After 
the War, she and her husband owned and operated a drug store in Mathis, Tx for
many years. She returned to Teague in the early 1970’s and went to work for 
her brother’s business, Motor Sales in Fairfield where she remained as 
secretary for almost fifteen years. More recently, she loved to visit the 
Senior Citizens Center in Teague at lunchtime and especially enjoyed playing
dominoes. Mrs. Pecot was a member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church near Freestone.
She is survived by her sisters, Bonnie Voisin & husband Clarence of Buffalo, 
Happy Savage of Teague, brother, John Dean McLeod & wife Hilda of Fairfield, 
sister-in-law, Evelyn Garner of Tyler & nieces & nephews; Billy Jim Brotherton
of Teague, Sheri Reed of Fairfield, Jill Robinson of Buffalo, Carla Freeman of 
Buffalo, John David McCleod of Fairfield, Jerry Don McLeod of Fairfield, Jay 
Vickers of Longview, Joe Savage of Taylor, Mandi Ivy of Tyler & Matthew Maisen.
Numerous other great-nieces & nephews. Mrs. Pecot was preceded in death by her
husband, Jewel Pecot; her parents, Bill & Lena McLeod; and one brother, J.P. 
McLeod.

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Fairfield Recorder
Tuesday, March 27, 2007


Dorothy McLeod Pecot

Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 20 in Teague for Dorothy McLeod Pecot, 
82, of Teague who died Sunday, March 18 in Fairfield.

Mrs. Pecot was born in Freestone county and graduated from the Freestone School
at the age of 16. She worked in Houston during World War II in the shipyards as 
a "Rosie the Riveter." After the war, she and her husband owner and operated a 
drugstore in Mathis, Texas for many years.

She returned to Teague in the early 1970s and went to work for her brother's 
business, Motor Sales in Fairfield, where she remained as secretary for almost
15 years.

More recently, she enjoyed visiting the senior citizen's center in Teague at 
lunchtime and playing dominoes. She was a member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church
near Freestone.

Services were conducted at 2 p.m. a Bowers Funeral Home Chapel, with Bro. Jack 
McDaniel officiating.
Burial was at Salem Cemetery.
Mrs. Pecot is survived by her sisters, Bonnie Voisin and husband Clarence of
Buffalo, and Happy Savage of Teague; a brother, John Dean McLeod and wife Hilda
of Fairfield; a sister-in-law, Evelyn Garner of Tyler; Nieces and nephews Billy
Jim Brotherton of Teague, Sheri Reed of Fairfield, Jill Robinson of Buffalo, 
Carla Freeman of Buffalo, John David McLeod of Fairfield, Jerry Don McLeod of 
Fairfield, Jay Vickers of Longview, Joe Savage of Taylor, Mandi Ivy of Tyler 
and Matthew Maisen; numerous other great-nieces and -nephews; and next-door 
grandson Chance Black.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jewel Pecot; her parents, Bill and 
Lena McLeod; and a brother, J.P. McLeod.

Arrangements were made by Bowers Funeral Home in Teague.