1923-2025
Dorothy Jean Sloss was born Oct. 26, 1923, to William and Bertha Sheeder Richey in Guthrie Center. Dorothy was the second of five children. Her siblings include Lillian, Jim, Joan and Donna.
Dorothy passed away peacefully at The New Homestead on April 13, 2025. She attended Guthrie Center High School and graduated in 1941. Dorothy taught country school for several years. She married Willard Sloss on Jan. 18, 1950. To this union, three children were born: Michael, Randy and Teresa. Willard and Dorothy divorced in 1988.
Dorothy worked at the county farm in the 1970s. She was a caregiver, providing for her family and friends. She cared for her parents until their deaths. Dorothy was very artistic. She loved to paint, draw, sew, quilt and garden. The name Dorothy means “Gift of God.” “A good name is more desirable than great riches,” Proverbs 22:1. Dorothy loved to read and study, with the Bible being her favorite. She patiently waited for Jesus, her savior, to close her eyes and take her last breath.
She is survived by her children, Randy (Glenda) of Mount Juliet, Tennessee, and Teresa of Guthrie Center; her grandchildren, Brett Sloss of Mount Juliet, Tennessee, and Ashleigh Sloss of Old Hickory, Tennessee; her great grandson, Brayden Sloss of Old Hickory, Tennessee; and her sister, Joan (Harold) Rose of Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Bertha Richey; her brother, Jim Richey; her sisters, Lillian Stevens and Donna Marchant; and a son, Michael Sloss.