Ruth Dorsey, 92, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Dec. 29. She was born on Mar. 6, 1925 in Wood County, Oh., to the late Rev. Jay E. and Anna Marie (Miller) Smith. Dorsey married Allen Dorsey of Columbus, Oh., in 1946. She was a registered nurse for over 40 years and retired with her husband to Bradenton, Fl., in 1987. Dorsey moved to Madison in 2014.
Dorsey was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 57 years, Allen Dorsey; one son, Frank Dorsey; four sisters: Verena Warner, Naomie Bates, Grace Van Fossen and Charlotte Van Fossen; and one brother, Gene Smith.
She is survived by three sons: Mark Dorsey, of Harrodsburg, Ky.; Mike (Sandi) Dorsey, of Madison; and Lt. Col. John (Kay) Dorsey, of Shreveport, La; and five grandchildren: Joshua, Matthew, Caleb, Rachel and Johnathan.
A funeral service was held on Friday, Jan. 5, at Crouse-Kauber Funeral Home, in Johnstown Oh., with burial in Union Cemetery, in Columbus, Oh.