Dorothy Marchant, 95, of Panora passed away Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, at the Panora Specialty Care in Panora, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home and Cremation Care in Perry. Visitation will be Thursday from 1 p.m. until the time of the service at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry, Iowa.
Dorothy Maye Marchant was born Nov. 15, 1927, in Perry, Iowa, to Laurence V. and Freda B. (Alborn) Mills.
She attended country school between Linden and Panora and graduated from Panora Community High School.
Dorothy was united in marriage to LaVerne Knapp on Oct. 20, 1944, and to this union three children were born, Connie, David and Raymond. She later married Carroll L. Marchant on Aug. 9, 1976.
Dorothy cooked for the Yale Community School District and then worked as head cook for Springbrook Conservation Camp. While living in Arizona, she also worked for a jewelry store.
Dorothy enjoyed camping, playing cards, playing bingo and when her sons had a band, she loved to go and enjoy them.
In death she rejoins her husband, Carroll L. Marchant; parents, Laurence and Freda; and her first husband, LaVerne.
Left to cherish Dorothy’s memory are her children, Connie (Bob) Safley of Linden, David (Peggy) Knapp of Florida and Raymond (Dawn) Knapp of North Carolina; 11 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials will be given to Lifehouse Assembly of God in Panora and may be left at the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.carrisfuneralhome.com.
