Curtis Donald Dorsey, 87, of Crawfordsville passed away Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, at Lane House Nursing Home, due to COVID-19.
He was born Dec. 29, 1932, in Bethel community in Leak County (near Carthage, Mississippi), to Roy C. and Hester Brock Dorsey.
He retired as a welder from Ivey’s Mechanical with 33 years and 16 years prior to that at MRS Equipment, both of Mississippi. He attended school in Mississippi.
He was a member of Midway Baptist Church in Carthage, Mississippi. He also attended East Side Baptist in Crawfordsville. He was an avid hunter and loved gardening. His greatest joy was accepting Jesus as his Savior as a teenager. Then he said his second greatest joy was marrying his love, Mary E. Delk Tarter Dorsey on June 21, 1984, at Crawfordsville.
He is survived by wife Mary; two sons, Larry (Jennifer) Dorsey of Pearl, Mississippi and Rodney (Melody) Tarter of Crawfordsville; six grandchildren, Shane Dorsey of Pearl, Brent Tarter and Jessica of Chicago, Adam Tarter of the US Navy, Japan, Robert (Debi) Tarter and Jonathan (Melissa) Tarter of Crawfordsville and Amanda (Mikell) Calhoun of Brownsburg; six great-grandchildren, Dusty and Jacob Dorsey of Pearl, Lillian Tarter of Crawfordsville and Cayden, Alexus and Lucas Calhoun of Brownsburg; brothers, Bernard O. Dorsey of Ohio and Lailon (Frankie) of Koscuisko, Mississippi; sister Genevieve Chipley of Louisiana; seven nieces and two nephews who he loved dearly; and friends too numerous to count.
A graveside service will be held at noon Tuesday, Dec. 29 at Oak Hill Cemetery North, with Pastor Nathan Chambers officiating. Arrangements by Hunt and Son Funeral Home, Crawfordsville.
