Dorothy Kelso

Dorothy Louis Kelso, 63, of Kelso died Friday, April 28, 2006, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter.

She was born Feb. 20, 1943 at Tilman, Mo., daughter of Harvey and Ruth Proffer Kelso.

Kelso had worked as a lab tech for Smith & Kline in Houston, Texas. She later worked at NASA, where she made spacesuits. Kelso was a 1961 graduate of Bell City High School.

Survivors include a son, Keith Bush of Bell City; her parents, Harvey and Ruth Kelso of Bell City, Mo.; a brother, Clarence Kelso of Advance, Mo.; a sister, Arbutus "Bootie" Sansagraw of Sikeston, Mo.; and three grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a sister.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Morgan Funeral Home.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Andy Lambel officiating. Interment will be in Morgan Memorial Park, Advance.