Thomas Lee Dorsey, 60, of DeGraff, passed away unexpectedly at 1:47 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney. He was born to Richard “Dick” and Carolyn Rae (Stickley) Dorsey on October 7, 1960 in Sidney.
Tom is survived by his three daughters, Misty (Mark Moore) Dorsey of Glendive, Montana, and her mother Jackie Dorsey of DeGraff, Katie (Ansel) Whittle of Thomson, Georgia, and Kristie (Derrick) Purtee of Bellefontaine, and their mother Lori (Litteral) Dorsey.
His pride and joy were his four grandsons, Ansel Jr and Alexander Whittle of Thomson, Georgia and Anderson and Jackson Purtee of Bellefontaine. He is also survived by his sisters, Shelly (John) Leighty of Sidney, Jeannie (Matt) Cooper of Conover, and Brenda (Reino) Kauppinen of Quincy; and a brother Doug Dorsey (Jack Hanna) of Wardensville, West Virginia.
Tom was a former associate at Honda of America, owned and operated Tom’s Service Barn in Quincy, and retired from the Logan County Sheriff’s Auxiliary after 34 years of service. He loved his family and cherished the time spent with them. Tom cared deeply about his community and would go out of his way to help those in need.
Through his service and his occupation Tom touched many lives, he will be deeply missed.
As a 1979 graduate of Riverside High School and former School Board Member, the family will be establishing a memorial scholarship for Riverside students that want to pursue a career as an automotive technician. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Tom Dorsey Scholarship.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10, at the Daring & Sanford Funeral Home, 210 West Hayes Street in DeGraff. Reverend Don Burley will officiate a private family funeral service at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11, at the funeral home. The funeral service can be viewed via livestream on the Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home Facebook page beginning at 10:20 a.m. on Thursday.
Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery in Quincy at a later date.
Daring & Sanford Funeral Home, DeGraff, is honored to serve the Dorsey family and encourages anyone to share a fond memory or message of condolence at www.edsfh.com.