Dorthea Jean Thurman, age 79, of Springfield, MO, passed away Friday, December 2, 2011 at 2:10 a.m. in her home after a short illness. She was born February 22, 1932, in Springfield, MO, to Clarence and Emmagane (Jones) Minor. She was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her father Clarence Minor.
She is survived by her husband Lyle Thurman; her mother, Emmagene Minor, of Reeds Spring, MO; her children, Paula Winter and her husband Lane of Springfield, MO, Terry Thurman and his wife Shirley of Strafford, MO, and Gale Lynn Guthrie and her husband Ronald of Springfield, MO; two sisters, Patricia Gray of Springfield, MO,and Shirley Bolin, Reed Springs, MO. She is also survived by her loving grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 6, 2011, in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Springfield, MO. Visitation will be held Monday evening from 5-7 p.m. in Greenlawn Funeral Home North. Services have been entrusted to Greenlawn Funeral Home North, Springfield, MO. Online condolences may be made at www.greenlawnfuneralhome.com