Carpenter, Dorothy
6/13/2020
Dorothy Carpenter, 98, was born to Otis and Merle (Hurst) Warlick on January 21, 1922, and passed away on June 13, 2020 in Oklahoma City, OK. Following her graduation from Cushing (OK) High School, she attended Oklahoma A&M College from 1938-1940 after which she returned to Cushing to work in an insurance agency. She and Sam Carpenter were married on November 9, 1941. Dorothy and Sam were the parents of three children, two daughters, Janet and Jeanne, and a son, Lynn. Dorothy was especially active in her church. Sam and Dorothy enjoyed traveling and frequently took annual ski trips. Following Sam's passing, she moved to a retirement facility in Oklahoma City, OK. Dorothy was predeceased by her parents, husband, two brothers, a grandsb abd a niece. She is survived by her three children and their spouses: Lynn (Melissa), Janet (Bill Turley), and Jeanne (Don Croka) as well as by ten grandchildrent and several great grandchildren. She is also survived by sisters-in-law (Bonnie Warlick and Maxine Carpenter), in addition to a number of nieces and nephews.