Doretta Adams Mansell, age 93, of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away on Oct. 12, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born on Feb 23, 1927 in St. Louis, MO. the daughter of Ernest and Bessie Burch. She married James Adams on June 26, 1947 in Springfield, MO; and Joseph Mansell in Aug. 1983 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
She was employed by Sears, Roebuck & Co. as a retail sales clerk, retired in 1981 after 30 yrs in Kansas City, Mo. (She was one of the first women to work hardware at the Cleveland Ave store)
Dee love Chiefs football, boating and fishing, traveling, crocheting and knitting, cooking, dancing and of course a little gambling. Dee was a member of the Eastern Stars.
She is survived by her daughters, Jackie (Stan) Gilliland of Blue Springs, MO and Kathy Lynn (Lou) Lampe of Warsaw, MO., as well as 9 Grandchildren, 14 Great Grandchildren and 4 Great, Great Grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by Jim Adams and Joe Mansell, son Jimmie Lee Adams of Lake Tapawingo Mo., parents Ernest and Bessie Burch, siblings Margaret Burch of St. Louis, Missouri, Katherine Root of Lebanon, Missouri, Carlyle Burch of Springfield Mo, John Burch of Springfield Mo, Ethel England of Independence Mo. and Francis Burch of Lee’s Summit Mo. Services will be held at Newcomer's Floral Hills Funeral Home and Burial at Floral Hills Cemetery.
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