Dorothy Mae Sorrels

Visitation will take place on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 10 AM – 11 AM at Memorial Funeral home. Funeral services will begin at 11 AM with burial to follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Dorothy was born April 14, 1929 in Columbia, the daughter of E. Glenn Whitesides and Lena Schmidt Whitesides. Dorothy graduated from Hickman High School in 1947. On May 1, 1950 she was united in marriage to Walter T. Sorrels, he preceded her in death in 2021.

Together with her husband, they owned and operated Sorrels Used Auto Parts from 1954 to the time of their retirement. In the 1980’s she opened a TCBY franchise in Jefferson City.

Dorothy was an excellent cook, and she enjoyed cooking for her family. Her desserts were made from scratch and delicious! There was nothing she cooked that wasn’t superb.

Dorothy was a longtime member of Broadway Christian Church and a member of the Sunrise Optimisses. Dorothy also loved spending time at their lake home at the Lake of the Ozarks, it was there she enjoyed time with family and friends. She often took her grandchildren to spend a week at the lake during summer break from school. She also enjoyed spending winters in Daytona Beach Florida and Ft. Myers Florida. She and Walter also belonged to RV camp clubs in the central Missouri area where they made many new friends and enjoyed old ones as well. Dorothy was a loving mother and grandmother.

Dorothy is survived by her sons, Mark (Debby) of Rocky Mount MO, and Kevin (Cheryl) of Crescent City, CA; sisters, Gwendolen (Billy Ray) Turner of Moberly, Brenda Kay Matney of Columbia; brothers, Kenneth Whitesides and Larry Whitesides; grandchildren, Lisa (Jerry) Smith of Sedona AZ, Mitchell (Corrie) Sorrels of Hallsville, and Andy (Anna Beth) Kallenbach of Kansas City MO. She is also survived by her five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her daughter Susan Cheryl Kallenbach; her sister Jackie Pierce; and brothers Donnie Whitesides and Bobby Whitesides.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Breast Cancer Research Foundation in care of the funeral home.