Dorothy Harleman

October 12, 1923 - January 28, 2017

DOROTHY HARLEMAN Dorothy Ellen Harleman, 93, of Versailles, Missouri, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017 in Bothwell Regional Health Center, Sedalia, Missouri. She was born October 12, 1923 in Florence, Missouri, a daughter of Oscar Edward and Dorothy Allie (Hodges) White. On July 11, 1947, she was united in marriage to Arthur Clyde “Mack” Harleman. Together they shared thirty-six years of marriage before his passing on November 5, 1983. She was also preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Nathaniel, Phillip and Almon White and two sisters, Betty Brown and Helen Lothrop. Survivors include three children, Roy Harleman and wife Karla and Peggi Sargent and husband Steve all of Versailles, Missouri and Holly Martin of Cole Camp, Missouri; seven grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; three brothers, Aaron White of Roseburg, Oregon, Jonnie White of Kingsville, Missouri and James White of Springfield, Oregon; a sister, Florence Dameron of Sedalia, Missouri and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Dorothy worked at Primos Parts Company for twenty years. She later worked for Good Shepherd Care Center for twenty-three years, retiring at the age of eighty-six. In her spare time, she enjoyed knitting and crocheting, collecting roosters and playing the organ. She played at Good Shepherd Care Center on Sundays for their church services. She was an animal lover and had a knack for growing house plants. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Sedalia, where she played the piano and organ for years. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 2, 2017 in Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home of Versailles. Burial will follow in Versailles Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to Hope for Aracely Foundation. Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home of Versailles.