Alice Dorothea Keen Dysart

Dorothea was born on 23 January 1919 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, the youngest child of Wildie Herbert Keen and Alice Murriel Johnson.  Her older sisters were Marguerite and Kathleen.  She grew up in Walla Walla.

As a young woman, Dottie attended Walla Walla College in College Place.  She and her sisters were talented musically and often sang for the local radio station together.

On 2 October 1941, Dottie married Carl Byron Dysart, Jr., in Walla Walla.  They had two sons and two daughters and spent their lives in Walla Walla. 

Dorothea worked as a secretary for Carnation Milk Company and as a voting precinct chairperson.  She was a talented cook, seamstress, organist and gardener.

Carl passed away on 25 November 1987; Dottie stayed on in their home in Walla Walla and passed away there on 31 July 1997.  She was survived by her four children and seventeen grandchildren, and preceded in death by two grandchildren - John Jason Smith and Rachel Elisabeth Dysart.  Dottie was buried beside Carl in Mountain View Cemetery.