March 19, 2024

Dorothy I. Marshall

Sept. 28, 2016

Dorothy I. Marshall, 86, formerly of Newton, Mingo and Monroe, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Monday, Oct. 3 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until the time of service and again after the service with a lunch at the funeral home. Memorials in Dorothy’s name may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

Dorothy, the daughter of George and Edith (Wagstaff) Wallace, was born Jan. 13, 1930, on the family farm in Monroe. She grew up in Monroe and graduated from Monroe High School. Dorothy was united in marriage with O. Leroy Marshall Feb. 27, 1949, at the United Methodist Church in Monroe. They made their home in Mingo for 40 years, where they raised their children. They later moved to Newton. Dorothy was a homemaker and enjoyed reading and embroidery.

Dorothy is survived by her four children, Cynthia Baldwin of Des Moines, Dennis (Patty) Marshall of Milo, Khristine (Kenny) Bragg of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Darwin (Nancy) Marshall of Prairie City; six grandchildren, Jennifer, Tony, Daron and Gerald Marshall and Michael and David Penney; six great-grandchildren, Kaylee, Cooper and Benjamin Marshall and Johnathan, Loghan and Zaira Penney; and her sister, Anna Morgan of Newton. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leroy;three brothers; and two sisters.