William Ezra Dorsett

William "Bill" Dorsett Sr., 77, a 52 year Malaga resident, passed away at his home on Monday, January 21, 2013, following an extended illness. He was born on July 26, 1935 in South Dakota to the late Walter and Alice Dorsett. He made several moves with his family while he was growing up, before they settled in Chelan when he was 14 years old. Bill attended Wenatchee High School and later went to work in the logging industry near Chelan. In September 1954, he entered the U.S. Army. He married Glenna Miller in January 1955 in Wenatchee. They made their first home in Tacoma and following his honorable discharge they moved to Quincy, where he worked at the Kenite Silicon Plant. In 1959, they moved to East Wenatchee and worked at the Keokuk smelter plant in Rock Island. In 1960, they moved to Malaga and worked as the maintenance, coach, school bus driver and all around fix it guy for the Malaga School with his BFF Oscar Allen. He was transferred to the Wenatchee School District when the Malaga School closed in 1968. On October 22, 1988, he married Kathleen Sink . They have since made their home together in Malaga. He retired from the Wenatchee School District in 1990. Bill's kids wanted everyone to know how blessed they are to have Kathy in their life. Her compassion and love for all of them is helping them though this tough time He was a member of the Eastmont Community Church and the Stemilt Hill Grange. He was a former member of the Wenatchee Aerie # 204 F.O.E. He enjoyed music and playing the guitar, singing karaoke, his children and family all around him, anything outdoors, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling and sitting in the yard swing. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen "Kathy" Dorsett, Malaga; seven children and their spouses, Laurie (James) Hill, Malaga, Priscilla "Cilla" (Blair) Davis, Wenatchee, Rebecca "Becky" (Cory) Crook, Renton, WA, William (Charollette) Dorsett Jr., Yakima and Elizabeth "Beth" (Shawn) Smith, East Wenatchee; James Sink, Malaga; daughter Heather(Jeff) Bailey, Sylmar, CA; two sisters, Ruth Bennett and Priscilla Grissom both of East Wenatchee; 14 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Jack Dorsett; one sister, Alice Faye Dorsett and one grandson, Thomas Russell Crook. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday afternoon, January 27th at 2:30 p.m. at Eastmont Community Church, 783 4th Street N.E., East Wenatchee, with Pastor Bob Lenderman officiating. Friends who wish may make memorial donations in his name to the charity of their choice. You are invited to visit his online tribute and leave a memory for the family at www.HeritageMemorialChapel.com . Arrangements are assisted by Heritage Memorial Chapel, East Wenatchee.

William Ezra Dorsett

July 26, 1935 - January 21, 2013