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Visitation:
Sunday, April 19, 2015, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at
Holland, Barry, & Bennett Funeral Home in Lincoln
Service:
Monday, April 20, 2015, at 11 a.m. at the funeral
home.
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
Home
Obituary
Dorothy Mae Amos (nee Vest) died Sunday, April 12,
2015, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in
Lincoln. She was born on November 1, 1924, in
Lawrenceburg, Indiana, to Wilson P. and Mildred
Baker Vest. She graduated as valediction of her
class at Lawrenceburg High School and then entered
Indiana University where she majored in Latin and
English. Dorothy supported her own college education
with work and scholarships. She was president of
Alpha Delta Pi sorority and is written up with
special recognition in the sorority’s historical
documents. She was voted one of the ten most
beautiful women on the Indiana University campus.
She was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honorary.
Dorothy married Jack S. Amos on August 31, 1946. He
preceded her in death on December 16, 1990. She is
survived by her daughter Nancy of Peoria, her son
Kirt of Lincoln, and her sister Patricia of
Cincinnati, Ohio, as well as by several nieces and
nephews. She is also survived by her beloved
schnauzer Melvin who alerted the family when Dorothy
first collapsed. She was also preceded in death by
her parents and by her brother Robert.
Dorothy taught Latin and English in a number of high
schools in different states as the family moved. She
taught at Lincoln, High School from 1968 until her
retirement. She also taught GED classes in the
evening. Dorothy was devoted to her students and was
always looking for ways to help them prosper.
Dorothy trained schnauzers in obedience and agility
trials. She was a member of the Peoria Obedience
Training Club and the Town and Country Kennel Club.
A wall and cabinet full of trophies display the many
awards that she and her dogs won.
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Dorothy was a life-long Cincinnati Reds fan and
received recognition from them on her 90th birthday.
Her grandfather played professional baseball and she
taught all who would listen to love baseball.
Dorothy loved animals, reading, Shakespeare,
learning, and looking for unmet needs. She
volunteered for so many causes during her life.
Dorothy was woman of faith who did an untold number
of acts of kindness for people for which she wanted
no recognition. She always liked to be out of the
limelight. Her ability to forgive others was a
hallmark of how she lived her life. She was a member
of the United Methodist Church in Lincoln.
To her children, she was a constant source of
support and inspiration. She put her life and goals
on hold to support their goals and to give them
health.
Services will be held at Holland, Barry, & Bennett
Funeral Home in Lincoln. Visitation will be Sunday,
April 19, 2015, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The funeral
will be held at the funeral home on Monday, April
20, 2015, at 11 a.m. with graveside services to
follow at Elkhart Cemetery, Elkhart.
Memorials at Dorothy’s request may be made to The
Humane Society of Logan County, Attn: Tributes and
Memorials Staff, P.O. Box 404, Lincoln, Illinois
62656 or to the First United Methodist Church of
Lincoln, Illinois, 302 Broadway Street, Lincoln,
Illinois.
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