DOROTHY ELLEN FERGUSON McNALLY

 

October 18, 2017

Funeral service for Dorothy Ellen Ferguson McNally will be Thursday, October 19, 2017, at 1 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Hardtner, Kansas. Burial will follow at Hardtner-Elwood Cemetery with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Kiowa. Viewing will be Wednesday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. with the family present from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. Memorials may be given to Barber County 4-H Foundation or Hardtner United Methodist Church through the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at

http://www.lanmanmemorials.com or Facebook: Lanman Funeral Home Inc.

Born on May 31, 1924, on the family farm, Dorothy Ellen Ferguson McNally (93) was the oldest of five children for Walter and Edna Irwin Ferguson of rural Waynoka, Oklahoma. She passed from this life on October 11, 2017, in Perry, Oklahoma. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Preston Lewis McNally; one son, Michael Lynn McNally; and two sisters, Doris Henson and Lois Finch Jantzen. She is survived by her brother, Garold Ferguson (Becky) of Chickasaw; her sister, Carol Jean Cooper (Bill) of Stillwater; daughter Pat McNally (Jim Rutledge) of Stillwater; son Les McNally (Lynette) of Hugoton, Kansas; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Dorothy attended the Pleasant Hill rural grade school and graduated from the Waynoka High School in 1943. Dorothy was united in marriage to Preston McNally of Waynoka on January 6, 1944. To this union were born three children: Patricia Ann, Michael Lynn and Leslie Gene.

In 1950, Preston and Dorothy moved from Waynoka to the Union Chapel community northwest of Hardtner, Kansas, to engage in farming and ranching. In 1965, the family moved to Hardtner while continuing their farming and ranching operations.

Throughout the years, Dorothy was a member of the Union Chapel Ladies Aid, Flying Eagle H.D.U, Stateline American Legion Auxiliary, Methodist Church and served as the Community Club Leader for the Lone Eagle 4-H Club and Stateline 4-H Club. She was instrumental in co-coordinating the annual July 4th Veterans Program, starting in 1993. In 2011, Dorothy moved to Stillwater and lived with her daughter, then at Golden Oaks Assisted Living in Stillwater and at Green Valley Nursing Home in Perry until her death. Known for her quick wit, pleasant personality, her graciousness and gratitude, Dorothy was truly loved by her many health care providers, family, friends and neighbors.

 

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