Dorothy Rose Starkey

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Dorothy Rose Starkey, 89, died Friday, Sept. 25, 2009 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Genoa.

She was born April 13, 1920, in Eldorado, the daughter of William and Mary (Griffin) Towle. Dorothy was a former resident of Galatia and Harrisburg. Dorothy was a graduate of Eldorado High School and a former employee of the Social Security Administration Office and Sears, Roebuck & Company Catalog office in Harrisburg.

She is survived by her daughter, Brenda (Ronald) Gray of Genoa; her grandchildren, Steven Gray and Staci (Greg) Huxtable; her great-grandchildren, Nathan and Carli Huxtable and Samantha Gray; her nieces, Nancy Turner and Rita (Jack) Sorenson; and her nephew, John Towle.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, George "Steve" Starkey on Nov. 1, 1976; her brother, Cecil Towle; her sister, Grace Pankey; and two nieces, Marilyn Towle and Jane Coyle.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, at the Slater-Butala Funeral Home in Genoa, with the Rev. Dr. Daniel Diss officiating. A visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of service on Saturday at the funeral home.

Private burial will be at a later date at Sunset Lawn Cemetery in Harrisburg.

The family requests the omission of flowers. Memorials may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation or the charity of choice in care of the Slater-Butala Funeral Home, 132 W. Main, Genoa, Ill. 60135. For info 815-784-5191. To sign the online guest book, you may go to www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.