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Dorothy Follis
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[March
17, 2008]
LAWNDALE -- Dorothy Follis, 84, of
Lawndale died Saturday, March 15, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. at Hopedale
Hospital, Hopedale. |
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Visitation will be private, for family only. A
graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at
Elkhart Cemetery, with Richard Dyke officiating.
Arrangements are being handled by
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home.
Mrs. Follis was retired from employment with the
state of Illinois as a licensed practical nurse.
She was born Jan. 4, 1924, in Cedar City, Utah,
to Barney "Freeborn" and Verna Mae Isom Gifford. She
married Jack Edward Follis in St. Louis, Mo., in
1944, and he preceded her in death.
She is survived by five sons, Jim (and Sharon)
Follis of Lincoln, Jack Follis of Lawndale, Robert
(and Barbara) Follis of Lincoln, Jerry (and Sharon)
Follis of Decatur and Jon (and Debbie) Follis of
Arlington Heights; one brother, Elvin Gifford of
Provo, Utah; one sister, Maxene Brannon of Cedar
City, Utah; 14 grandchildren; and one
great-grandchild.
She was also preceded in death by one grandson,
Brad Follis. |
She was of the Mormon faith. She was a member of the
American Legion Auxiliary and the Disabled American
Veterans Auxiliary, both in Chicago.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes
Association.
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