Dorothy Marie Rauscher, 86, daughter of Herman and Etta (Haney) Hayes, was born Feb. 12, 1932, in Houston, Mo. She passed away July 4, 2018, at her home in Houston, Mo., surrounded by her family.
Dorothy married Oliver Kell on Sept. 1, 1949, and to this union five children were born. Later, she married Robert Rauscher on Nov. 10, 1979, and gained another son.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Willard “Wid,” Wilbert and Robert “Jack;” and four sisters, Hazel Wheeler, Helen Shelton, Tressie Smrek, and Vera Leek.
She is survived by four sons, Gary Kell and wife, Janet, of St. James, Mo., Greg Kell and wife, Jackie, of Bucyrus, Mo., Brent Kell and wife, Audrey, of Houston, Mo., and Robert Rauscher and wife, Debbie, of Kansas City, Mo.; two daughters, Patricia Adey and husband, Freddie, of Houston, Mo., and Mary Brown and husband, Don, of Fayette, Mo.; 15 grandchildren, Jennifer Gabel and husband, Jeff, Justin Adey and wife, Mandy, Missy Gayer and husband, Brad, of Houston, Mo., Chris Kell and wife, Trista, of Aurora, Mo., Brandon Kell and wife, Jackie, of Springfield, Mo., Stephanie Hayes of St. James, Mo., Shannon Kell and wife, Mendy, of Rolla, Mo., Krista Yount and husband, Eric, of Harrisburg, Mo., Taylor Brown and fiancée, Joanna, of Juneau, Alaska, Kelli Brown of Fayette, Mo., Megan Rhine and husband, Isaiah, of Eldon, Mo., Haylee Pitts and husband, Brandon, of Willow Springs, Mo., Yvonne Stark and husband, Zack, Nicole Hicks and husband, Jim, and Cassandra Rauscher and fiancée, Cory, all of Kansas City, Mo.; and 18 great-grandchildren. Dorothy is also survived by one brother, Johnny Hayes, of Vienna, Mo., one sister, Hartis Collins of Houston, Mo.; three sisters-in-law, Bettye Hayes of Houston, Mo., Freda Kell of Raymondville, Mo., and Erma Dean Byler of Texas; and several nieces and nephews.
Dorothy was a member of the Ellis Prairie Baptist Church and accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior at a young age. She was a homemaker for many years and then worked as the supervisor of the housekeeping department at Texas County Memorial Hospital, where she retired in 1995.
Dorothy was a devoted mother who probably never missed one of her children or grandchildren’s sporting events. She loved family dinners. Her family thought she made the best fried chicken, sauerkraut, and apple cobbler in Texas County. She loved to dance and listen to gospel music.
Dorothy was a wonderful wife, mother, granny and great-granny and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. How appropriate it was that she passed on Independence Day since she was such a strong, independent firecracker of a woman who went out with a bang!
Services are 10 a.m. Monday, July 9, 2018, at Evans Funeral Home with Don Crockett officiating. Burial will be in Ellis Prairie Cemetery under the direction of Evans Funeral Home. Pallbearers are Justin Adey, Chris Kell, Brandon Kell, Colin Hayes, Isaiah Rhine and Taylor Brown. Honorary pallbearers are Shannon Kell, Jeff Gabel, Brad Gayer, Brandon Pitts and Eric Yount.
Memorials may be made to the Ellis Prairie Cemetery or Hospice Compassus. Go to www.evansfh.com to send an online condolence.
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