| 11. |  McDowell, Dorothy Lois 'Dot' was born on 5 Sep 1927 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (daughter of McDowell, Clayson Adrian and Luke, Nella Grace); died on 13 Sep 2004 in St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois; was buried on 17 Sep 2004 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Housewife, Nurses Aid
- Reference Number: MCDO.D004
- _FGRAVE: 36879025
- Census: 20 Mar 1950, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; 1950 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, District 13-3, Sheet 15
- Funeral: 17 Sep 2004, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
Notes:
Dorothy L. Bricker, 77, of Flora, formerly of Clay City, died at 9:35 p.m. Monday, September 13, 2004, at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham.
Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Clay City Cemetery.
Mrs. Bricker was born on September 5,1927, in Clay City, the daughter of Clayson A. and Nella Grace (Luke) McDovyell. She married Carl L. Gray on October 17, 1945. He preceded her in death on June 13, 1953. She married Ralph O. Bricker on December 11, 1954. He preceded her in death on February 23, 1987.
She was a retired nurses aide and a member of Flora Eagles Lodge.
Mrs. Bricker is survived by a son, Carl Wayne Gray and his wife, Karin, of Aurora, Colo.; a daughter, Patricia Bright and her husband, Eber, of Cisne; a son-in-law, Butch Harris, of Paris; a stepdaughter, Vivian Simpson and her husband, Wayne; a stepdaughter, Dorine Pearcey; a brother, Glenn McDowell; a brother, Ronald McDowell and his wife, Wanda, of Flora; a sister, Barb House, of Olney; a sister, Nella Dilly and her husband, Woody, of Olney; a sister, Kay Lomas, of Olney; a sister, Leona DiSandro, of Olney; a sister, Betty Lemons and her husband, Charlie, of Clay City; a brother-in-law, Robert Gray and his wife, Phyllis, of Olney; a sister- in-law, Leona Taylor, of Clay City; a sister-in-law, Ruth Osborne and her husband, Junior, of Springfield, Mo.; a sister-in-law, Betty Gray; six grandchildren, four great-grand- children and numerous step-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, a daughter, Martha Harris, a brother, Adrian, a sister, JoAnne McDowell, a sister, Hazel Clark, a stepdaughter, Lavera Hipes, a brother-in-law, Billie Joe Gray, and a step-grandson, Jason Hipes.
Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association.
The Olney (IL) Daily Mail, September 2004
Buried:
Plot: Lot 2 - Div. 1 - Blk. 24
Notes:
Married:
Ben F. Wineland performed the wedding ceremony of Dorothy and Carl. The marriage license states that they were married in Flora, Clay County, Illinois
Children:
- Gray, C.W.C.
- 5. Gray, Martha Lois was born on 12 Feb 1950 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was christened on 9 May 1970 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 17 Feb 2003 in Paris Community Hospital, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois; was buried in Edgar Cemetery, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois.
- Gray, P.J.
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Harris, W.E.
Harris, W.W.B.
Gray, Martha Lois was born on 12 Feb 1950 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was christened on 9 May 1970 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (daughter of Bricker, Ralph Orville and McDowell, Dorothy Lois 'Dot', daughter of Gray, Carl Lester and McDowell, Dorothy Lois 'Dot'); died on 17 Feb 2003 in Paris Community Hospital, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois; was buried in Edgar Cemetery, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois. 
Gray, Carl Lester was born on 16 May 1921 in Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois (son of Gray, John Jasper and Mitchell, Mary Elsie); died on 13 Jun 1953 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 15 Jun 1953 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. 
