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Carol Ann Skidmore Dotterer Submitted by: Tim Dotterer
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Graveside service for Carol Ann (Skidmore) Dotterer will be Friday, September 23, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Garrison Cemetery near Dacoma. Rev.Tom Cooksey will officiate. Viewing will be Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
A loving mother, living solely for her children, took her crown into heaven on September 20, 2011. Carol Ann (Skidmore) Dotterer, mother of four, overcame life's difficulties with grace and charm. The daughter of Paul and Mildred Skidmore. Carol Ann loved the farm west of Lambert where she was raised, learned many of life's most important lessons and nurtured God's creations. Carol Ann's face lit up with the presence of her four children, Tim, Gary, Mark and Angela Koehn. She lived to see her children and enjoyed the love that they shared. Well-traveled, Carol Ann enjoyed nature, animals, and the travels that included traveling through the Grand Canyon on horseback. The Royal Gorge, Old Faithful, Mount Rushmore, and the Red Wood Forest were her favorite travels but most of all she enjoyed traveling with family and the time with them. With an exceptional memory for dates, Carol Ann remembered birth dates of all family members. The twinkle in her eyes was put there by her children and parents. Her feminine and princess style was taught to her by her mother, but she was also known to be a "daddy's girl." and enjoyed tending to the animals with him. Enjoying jewelry, make-up, and purses, Carol Ann loved attending church and singing in the choir. A vocalist with an operatic voice, she sang angelically at weddings and special services. She attended as many sporting events of her children as possible. Having been an athletic participant at Lambert High school herself, she was active in volleyball and basketball. Her room was full of bowling trophies that were won as an adult.
Carol Ann was reunited in Heaven with her parents Mildred and Paul Skidmore, sister Leila Jean and son Mark. She will be buried at Garrison cemetery (east of Dacoma) with graveside services to be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, September 23, 2011.
Survivors include Tim and Kimmy Dotterer, Gary Dotterer and Earlene Washburn, and Angela Koehn; grandchildren; Stephanie Strasner and husband, Jared, Wade Dotterer and wife Sarah, Tyler Dotterer, Josua, Jacob and Isabella Koehn, Tate and Nickson Davis; great granchildren, Skyler and Shirrie Strasner
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