Dorothy Jeanne Casady's Obituary
Dorothy Jeanne Medlin Casady was born on April 6, 1930, to Clarence and Winnie (Gray) Medlin at home. She passed away at Western Missouri Medical Center Hospital in Warrensburg on February 18, 2025, after a short illness with loved ones by her side.
Dorothy was baptized as a young girl at a tent revival. She attended Unionville Schools, graduating with the class of 1948. She began working at Ross Produce cracking eggs for the military's use. Later she worked as a cashier and office manager for General Telephone Company.
On October 11, 1967, Dorothy and Stanley Casady were married. This was the same day as her sister, June married Elbert Staggs. Stanley and Elbert had a bet as to who would make it to the altar first. Elbert won by only a few hours.
Dorothy worked side by side with Stanley in their business ventures, a grocery store, hardware store and rental properties. After retirement in 1995, Dorothy and Stan purchased a winter home in Fountain Hills, Arizona. They enjoyed several years in the warm sunshine but were always ready to come home to Unionville.
Family was very important to Dorothy, and she maintained a close relationship with them.
She was preceded in death by her husband Stanley, her parents; Sisters, June Staggs and Holice Reinhard; Brothers, Homer, Herb and Harold Medlin; Nieces, Marcia VanGenderen and Carolyn Jobe.Dorothy is Survived by a sister, Donna (Phil Ferren) Birchmier; sister-in-law, Jeannie and brother-in-law Larry (Darlene) Casady and much loved nephew and nieces: Donnie (Pat) Reinhard, Joyce Thomas, Gayann (Lee) Tipton and Lynn (Steven Gee) Birchmier. She also leaves great-nieces and nephews, Natalie (John) Mills, Alan (Ranee) Jobe, Matt Reinhard, Sarah (Scott) Ludden, Todd Thomas, Stacie (Jim) Hewett, Tracie (Monty) Ransford, Kevin (Lori) Pipes, Steven (Tonya) Pipes, Joni (Chris) Brosher, J.C. (Elisha) VanGenderen, Allen (Wendy) Tipton, Cathy (Tony) Sims, Jonathan (Roxanne) Thomas, Seth Thomas and David Thomas, along with many great-great nieces and nephews. She enjoyed them stopping by for a visit or bringing a family dinner plate and sharing.Dorothy has one cousin, Jack Medlin and Dorothy Butler, a special cousin, who checked in on her daily.
Graveside services will be held Saturday, March 8, 2025, at 11:00 AM at the Unionville Cemetery led by her great-nephew, Allen Tipton, whom she regularly listened to his Sunday sermons on her tablet when she could no longer attend church services.A
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