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Dorothy Roberta Garbutt
03/25/1925 — 01/25/2009
From Kennewick, WA, US | Born in Spokane, WA
Dorothy Roberta Garbutt
Dorothy R. Dorman Garbutt went to be with the Lord on January 25th 2009 at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland WA, after a long battle with an infection.
She was born March 25th 1925 in Spokane WA to Dale Maxwell Dorman and Sadie Kathleen Stanley Dorman. She attended schools in Spokane and graduated from Rogers High School. She married John R. Garbutt in the spring of 1947, and they had 6 children.
Dorothy attended and was quite active in The Salvation Army Church in Spokane and was one of its 1st members when The Salvation Army opened up the Pasco Corps. She stayed active in The Salvation Army throughout the years and was a member of The Salvation Army Mid-Columbia Richland Corps. until her death.
Her father, Dale M. Dorman; her Mother, Sadie K. Dorman; her daughter, Kathleen Roberta McDowell; Her former husband, John R Garbutt preceded her in death.
Dorothy's sister, Helen N. Dorman; son, Maxwell Gerrie Garbutt; son, Michael Cheri Garbutt; son, Daniel Penni Garbutt; son, Randy Garbutt; daughter, Debbee Peter Hollick; her grandchildren; Dale, Stephanie, Aaron, Michael, Michelle, Travis, Christopher, Jamee, David and three great grandchildren are survived by her.
The memorial service will be held Friday, January 30th at Einan's Funeral Home 915 By-Pass Highway in Richland at 10:00am. Burial will be immediately following at Riverside Memorial Park 211 N. Government Way Spokane WA.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Einan's Funeral Home to help pay for the funeral services for Dorothy. If you have any further questions or comments please call Einan's Funeral Home at 943-1114.
We send our love and hugs to the family at this time. We enjoyed visiting Dorothy during the years she lived with Debbee. May God continue to bless you.
Mike and Max, I was sorry to read about the passing of your mother in the paper today. Glad she led a spiritual life and am sure she helped a multitude of people along the way. You guys were 2 of my favorite tanker drivers back at C.M.L. and I think of you often. God bless your mother and the both of you’s as well. Murrel Petry
cheryl thank you for your thoughts and condolencese they are well received may god bless you and yours as knowing you has blessed ours guess that makes us all even but not quite you took more pictures good to see you mickeyd
Murrel thanks for your kind words being our favorite operator we were wondering about you as well my wife has her pilots license now and flys as the weather permits quite often actually may god be with you and keep you safe sincerely mike g
As a grandson I could not have had a more loving or caring grandmother. Known by me as granmom. Granmom touched so many differant lives and had more friends then she ever could know. She was loved by so many. I can remember so many differant things about her. Like when you were talking about things in general you would suddenly find yourself speaking of GOD and all the wonderful things you could learn from HIM. She taught me so much like, never to judge others and eccept them for who they were.
Memories that will always be with me and that I will always charish are those when I was in her company and feeling completely safe. I remember one night I wanted to watch a scary movie called the BLOB on tv. After a time that seemed to me was forever she finally gave in. Aferwards I was so scared that IT was going to get me I ended up sneaking into her room and falling asleep in her bed for the next two weeks. I knew for sure that if IT came looking for me there she would send IT scurrying back to wherever IT came from.
Other times I remember are those days that I’d come home from school and hear that old upright piano sending its melody out for the whole neighborhood. The standup heaters I would curl up in front of in the winter. The davenports, an old comfy chair, the huge tree outside and the lylacs that you could smell throughout the house. Watching the Sci-fi movie of the day or Space 1999. Wrapped in a big red towel after a bath. Having after church lunch at Ida’s lunch counter. Sally-burgers and fries. Trips to the pick-a-pop and Safeway for our monthly rations. She always seemed to have just enough money left over so that Randy and I could have that five pound tub of ice cream to share. Chicken-pox and my first cold. Drawing while the grown-ups listened to some guy standing at the front of the room. At home league, whistling louder than song. Potlucks and good ol summer camp. All with granmom always near and me safer than anyone.
Granmom…..these and other memories will always remind me of the individuals you never knew and loved you. I LOVE YOU GRANMOM AND I LOOK FOREWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN.
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Dorothy Roberta Garbutt