Dorothy Geese

Services for Mrs. Dorothy Geese, 99, of Kilgore will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, July 22, 2019 at the St. Luke’s United Methodist Church with the Reverend Ben Bagley officiating. Burial will follow in the Danville Cemetery. Mrs. Geese passed away Thursday, July 18, 2019 in Kilgore.

Dorothy Geese was born March 23, 1920 in Drumright, Oklahoma, daughter of the late Joe and Ethel Risser. The family moved to East Texas in the early 1930’s. Dorothy survived the New London School explosion her senior year of high school. She married Wayne Geese on May 27, 1943 and they shared 65 special years together. Dorothy was a homemaker who loved to sew, cook and bake for her family. She enjoyed 15 years of travel all over the United States with her husband. Dorothy loved her family and adored her great grandchildren. She was a longtime member of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church.

Mrs. Geese is survived by her two daughters and son-in-law; Peggy and Jerry Medford of Kilgore and Cathy Geese of Dallas; two grandchildren and spouses, Michael and Julie Medford of Tyler and Misty and John Lewis of Kilgore three; great grandchildren, Kyleigh Lewis, Alyssa Lewis of Kilgore and Barrett Medford of Tyler; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Freddie and Laura Geese as well as numerous nieces, nephews and other loving family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Wayne Geese and sister Wanda Stark.

The family will receive friends at Rader Funeral Home, Sunday evening between six and eight p.m.

The family would like to give a special thanks to caregivers Missy Armitage, Peggy Starling, April Borden, and the LifeCare nursing staff.

Memorials can be made to the St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Youth Program, 401 E. Main, Kilgore, Texas 75662.