Dorothy E. Wyse's Obituary
Dorothy Eleanor Wyse
Dorothy Eleanor (Pierson) Wyse was born in St. John Washington on July 31st, 1918 to Earl and Winnifred Pierson. She was the firstborn to a family that eventualy grew to a total of 9 children. She graduated Colfax High School in 1936 with honors at the top of her class. She met and married James Wyse in Pullman after meeting playing in a dance band while Jim was attending WSU. It was a marriage that lasted a lifetime until Jimmy's death in 1988. Dorothy continued to live independantly enjoying music, books, travel, aerobics and volunteer work until she died on July 6th 2009 of heart failure. Dorothy is survived by her three children: Penni, Marty and Wendy; her three grandchildren: Tarik, Marcus and Tim and six great grandchildren. She is also survived by her brothers and sisters: Doris, Francis, Randy Robby, Sally and Nancy (predeceased by two of her brothers John and Earl Jr.) Memorial service will be July 15th, 1:00pm at Grace Baptist Church in Tacoma with viewing on July 14th 1:00-9:00pm at Mountatin View where she will be buried. If so desired, donations can be made to the American Macular Degeneration Foundation (AMDF), the American Heart Association or the Tacoma Orthopedic Guild.
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