 Della Moorehead Dawson, 100 of Big Springs, died Tuesday, December, 11, 2001.
Della was honored with a 100th Birthday Open House on August 11, 2001
"Mom was a devout Republican and always worked the election board. She
worked out in the cornfields and rode horses," said daughter Boots, "A really hard
worker." She has lived with Boots for the past several years.
Della was the daughter of the late George and Jerusha Adams Moorehead of Big Bend, she was
the last surviving member of her immediate family. Her husband Cecil H. Dawson,
an oil and gas field worker, died in 1983.
She has four surviving sons, Jack Dawson of Grantsville, Donald Dawson of
Cleveland, Larry Dawson of of Grantsville and Lanny Dawson of Millstone. Son
Gene Dawson is deceased.
Daughters, Georgia Smith of Cleveland
and Delores "Boots" Richards of Big Bend. Daughter Sally Whipkey, known for
her involvement with the Grantsville Hotel, is deceased.
Della was also preceded in death by two sisters, Viola Moorehead Deems in 1956, and
an infant sister, Sarah. She also had five brothers, George and Thomas Moorehead
who died in 1975, in addition to brothers who died around 1901.
Funeral arrangements will be announced on Obits, when available.
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