Concord, Dorothy Lee Amos, 1920 – 2020. Dorothy Lee (Blevins) Amos, age 100, died peacefully on December 22,2020. Born on April 18, 1920 in Hood County, Texas. She attended School in Granbury, TX and graduated from Texas State College for Women in Denton, TX. While teaching in Brackettville, TX she met Sgt. Adrain A. Amos. They married in Alexandria, LA, October 22, 1943 and a daughter was born there. Dorothy moved to Richmond, CA and Adrain was discharged from the Army Air Corps one day before their second daughter was born. They moved to Pittsburg and two sons were born and then to Concord where two more sons were born. Dorothy and Adrain retired in 1978 moving to El Dorado County. And subsequently to Galt. Adrain and Dorothy were married for 63 years. Adrain died in 2007. Dorothy’s parents, John Ira Blevins and Virginia Carey Blevins predeceased her as well as her older brother Ralph Blevins and sisters, Almarene Blevins Purvis and Sadie Anne Blevins Howard. Surviving Dorothy are her younger sister Franciana Virginia Blevins Carter, many nieces, nephews and cousins in Texas. Dorothy is survived by her daughters, Anita Louise Humphrey (Tom), Linda Cheryl Shelton (Murray) and sons David Bruce Amos (Valerie), Dennis Lee Amos (Roxanne), Charles Alfred Amos (Linda), Barry Dale Amos (Connie), 13 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and 1 great, great grandchild.
Viewing: Thursday, January 7, 2021: at 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, Brentwood Funeral Home: 839 First Street, Brentwood, CA 94513, 925-634-2171
Interment: Private Family Only: Lodi Memorial Park and Cemetery, 5750 E. Pine St., Lodi, CA 95240: 209-333-7171: Devotion Mausoleum C22 tandem
Memorial Service to be held later.
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