Dorothy Eileen FarrisNovember 29, 1921 - July 29, 2017Dorothy Eileen Farris, 95, of Bedford, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Garden Villa, Bedford.Born November 29, 1921, in Bedford, she was the daughter of Benjamin and Verlie (Flinn) Box.She married Desco Farris on March 23, 1957; and he preceded her in death in May of 1998.Dorothy was a graduate of Tunnelton High School, Class of 1940. She worked as a waitress at the Elks and American Legion in Bloomington, and the Bedford Moose Club.Surviving are one daughter, Carol Martz (Roger) Kern, of Bonita Springs, FL, formerly of Bedford; two grandchildren, Troy Kern, of Bedford, and Tracey Kern (Greg) Stilley, of Greenwood, IN; great-grandchildren, Tasha (Michael) Parsley, Kayla (Zack) Jones, Hannah Smoot, Emily Smoot, and Olivia, Alyssa, and Harrison Stilley; several great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Mary Jane Hamilton, of Bedford; sister-in-law, Jewel Box and several nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Roland "Bud" Box and Kenneth Box; and one daughter, Connie Martz in infancy.Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at the Ferguson-Lee Chapel of Thorne-George Family Funeral Homes, with Pastor Phil Thorne officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery in French Lick.Visitation will be 4-8 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral chapel.Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fergusonlee.com.
Cemetery
Mt. Lebanon
French Lick INUS
Funeral Home
Ferguson-Lee Chapel of Thorne-George Family Funeral Homes
818 18th St
Bedford IN - 47421
US
(812) 275-4433