Dorothy Vallandingham

Dorothy Vallandingham, 100, of Le Roy, Illinois, passed away at 5:07 a.m. Thursday, October 22, 2020, at her home.

A graveside service will be held on Monday, October 26, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. in Oak Grove Cemetery, Le Roy, Illinois. Memorial donations may be made to Carle BroMenn Hospice or Le Roy Emergency Ambulance Service. Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home of Le Roy oversees arrangements.

Dorothy was born January 2, 1920, in Somerset, Kentucky, to Herbert and Doretta Morris Doss. She married Malcolm Vallandingham on February 20, 1937, in Bloomington, Illinois. He preceded her in death.

Surviving are two sons, Charles Vallandingham of Decatur, Illinois, and Jim Vallandingham of Le Roy, Illinois; two daughters, Lola Williamson of Le Roy, Illinois, and Patricia (Wayne) Gustafson of Carlock, Illinois; seven grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.

Dorothy moved to Illinois when she was 6 years old, and went to school in Farmer City, Bellflower and Le Roy. After 8th grade, Dorothy left school and worked for the Milness Family as a housekeeper. It was here that she met a farmhand, Malcolm Vallandingham, in 1935. They were later married in 1937, and moved to a tenant house in Le Roy. They moved to an 80-acre farm near Sabina and after having four children they moved north of Sabina to a 220-acre farm. After farming for many years, they moved to Le Roy in 1976. While in Le Roy, Dorothy worked in a Le Roy restaurant which was later owned by Steve Dean, and she continued to work for Steve for 17 years. Dorothy loved to cook, garden, and go on the S.H.O.W. bus to Bloomington once a week.

Dorothy was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and devoted friend who will be deeply missed.