Dorthy Faye's Obituary
Funeral Service for Dorthy Faye Raper Schlegel, 79, of Dry Creek, LA, will be held on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 4:00 PM, at Labby Memorial Funeral Home, DeRidder, LA.
Visitation will begin on Wednesday, 12 noon until the time of the service, at the funeral home in DeRidder, LA.
Dorthy was born on August 10, 1933, in Groves, Texas to Loyd Raper and Evelyn Stokes Raper. On March 5, 1953, Dorthy and Robert were married in Groves, TX. Robert was serving in the United States Air Force where the two of them traveled across the United States. After serving for 26 years, he retired from the United States Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel in Galveston, TX. Dorthy later moved to the Bundicks Lake area where she lived for the past 5 years and was a member of Dry Creek Baptist Church. Dorthy passed from this life on Sunday, February 10, 2013, at Lake Charles, LA.
Survivors include her son, Robert Raymond Schlegel and wife Linda of Galveston, TX; 2 daughters, Mary Katherine Couchman of Galveston, TX and Carol Kibler of Bundicks Lake, LA; 5 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, Loyd and Evelyn Raper and her husband, Lt. Colonel Robert Arthur Schlegel (USAF Ret).
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