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Kathy Baker Dotson

Kathy Baker Dotson, 75, of Akron, IN, and having family in Lagro, IN, died Monday, March 23, 2020, at 5:25 p.m. at her home.

Mrs. Dotson owned and operated Kathy's Cleaning Service in Wabash. She was a former member of the Old Baptist Church in Gilead and attended the Freedom Life Church in Wabash.

She was born Dec. 24, 1944, in Paintsville, KY, to Richard and Nettie Sluss McKenzie. She first married John D. Baker on Jan. 31, 1965, and he preceded her in death on June 26, 1971. She then married Glen Dotson on May 4, 1996, and he survives.

Additional survivors include a son, Jimmie (Cindy) Baker, of Fort Myers, FL; four sisters, Betty Webb, of Bloomington; Ethel McKenzie of Wabash, Brenda (Randy) Newman of Pierceton; and Della (Ivan) Lance, of North Manchester; three brothers, William (Judy) McKenzie, of Lagro, and Richard McKenzie and Herbie McKenzie, both of Wabash.

She was also preceded in death by a son, Travis Barshney; a daughter, Esta Faye Nemore, and a grandson, Travis Barshney, of Fort Wayne.

A funeral service will be held Friday, March 27, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Rev. Tim Morrisett officiating. Burial will be in Lagro Cemetery, Lagro.

The memorial guest book may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.