MOUNDS, Ill. -- Dorothy L. Rose, 90, of Mounds died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 1999, at Southgate Nursing Home in Metropolis.
She was born Jan. 3, 1909, in Mounds, daughter of William and Effie Laws Wise.
Rose was a graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. A retired elementary school teacher, she was a member of First Methodist Church and its United Methodist Women.
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Eugenia Wise of Bardwell, Ky.; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by a son, a sister, and five brothers.
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