Dorothy Aleene Purdy (Stansberry) 98 of Lamar, MO passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017. She was born March 22, 1918 in Golden City, MO to Edmond and Roberta Hawkins Stansberry. She attended and graduated from Golden City Schools. Dorothy married Leo Purdy April 19, 1939 in Lamar the ceremony was performed by W.C. “Preach” Haddock. She was a manager of Southern Meadow Apartments and was a homemaker and caregiver for Companion Care. Dorothy was of the Baptist faith and considered Lockwood Baptist Church her home church. Dorothy is survived by her 3 daughters; Donna Purdy, Lamar, MO, Debra Koehn, Joplin, MO and Barbara Hobbs, Carthage, MO, 3 grandchildren; Roger Hobbs, Steven Hobbs and Krista Koehn, 13 great-grandchildren, 4 great-great-grandchildren and one brother Carl Stansberry, Lamar, MO. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Leo, and one grandson Gary Hobbs.