Dorothy Marie Brookshire

Dorothy Marie Brookshire, age 87, of Joseph and formerly of Union, died March 24, 2018 at the Wallowa Memorial Hospital.  A funeral service will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, 1502 7th Street in La Grande.

Dorothy was born on January 29, 1931, the daughter of William Otto and Avo (Nelson) Silvey in Treece, Kansas.  The family moved to Mitchell, Oregon in the 1940's and she graduated from Mitchell High School in 1949.  On October 25, 1950 she married Beryl Brookshire in Mitchell.  They lived in Union where they had a logging business that she did the bookkeeping for.  She later owned and operated a day care and pre-school for many years.  In her younger years she belonged to TOPS and held meetings in her basement.  She was devoted to her entire family and loved children of all ages.

Survivors include her husband, Beryl Brookshire of Joseph; sons, Richrad Beryl Brookshire of Canyon City, Oregon and Jeffery Otto Brookshire of Joseph; nine grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren and other relatives and friends.  She was preceded in death by two brothers, two sisters, daughter, Phyllis Marx and a grandson, Clint Kirkland.

Those who wish may make contribution to Shriners Hospital for Children, 3101 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, Oregon 97239.

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