Dorothy Lea Thomason Shirey, of El Dorado, Arkansas passed peacefully on January 6, 2025 in Springfield, Missouri under hospice care at Cedarhurst Memory Care.
She was born to Arthur and Bernie Thomason on August 22, 1931 in Hampton, Arkansas. Dorothy was the last surviving sibling of 10 children and was predeceased by AJ Shirey, her husband of 64 years, in 2013 and one daughter, Jan Shirey (Brewer) Woods, who passed in 2023.
Dorothy was a devoted member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in El Dorado. She worked in the El Dorado School system for 25 years, where she was the Principal at Murmil Heights Elementary School the last 15 years and Principal of the Year for the district in 1989
She is survived by two sons, Thomason Jay Shirey (Robin) of Axle, TX and Phillip Gregory Shirey (Lisa Tessier) of Nixa, MO; one son-in-law, Bryan Woods of Salado, TX; and one daughter, Tonya Lynne Lambert (Robert) of Pagosa Springs, CO, 15 beloved grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews to whom she was devoted.
For the complete obituary, visitation, and funeral information, see Young’s Funeral Home in El Dorado, AR website at www.youngsfuneralhome.com