Dorothy G. Kreis, 86, of Tamaroa, passed away at 5:17 P.M., Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at the Whispering Pines Nursing Home in Valparaiso, IN.
Dorothy was a homemaker. She was a member of the Bear Point Baptist Church at Sesser.
She was born April 6, 1922 at Conant, IL, the daughter of Louis and Emily (Gentch) Gremmels.
Dorothy married John Wesley Kreis on October 5, 1941 at Cape Girardeau, MO and he preceded her in death on April 15, 1989.
She is survived by four children- Rick Kreis and wife Sharon of Franklin, NC, Ed Kreis and wife Arline of Joliet, IL, Carol Ann Wallace and husband Gary of Hebron, IN and Bob Kreis of Tamaroa, daughter-in-law- Sherry Kreis of Highland, IN, sister- Maxine Haury of Newburgh, IN, fourteen grandchildren and thirty-nine great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son- John Wesley Kreis Jr., grandson - Scott Kreis, three sisters- Selma, Viola and Margaret, and brother- Louis.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M., Monday, January 5, 2009 at the Bear Point Baptist Church at Sesser with Rev. Larry Cook officiating.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 P.M., Sunday at the Searby Funeral Home in Du Quoin and from 10 to 11 A.M. Monday at the church.
Burial will be in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery at Valier.
Since family and friends were the anchor of Dorothy's life, in lieu of flowers please take a friend to lunch.
For additional information or to sign the memorial guest register, please visit www.searbyfuneralhomes.com.
