Rosie was born in Willmar, Minnesota on August 23, 1924 to Carl Henry and Mildred Landin. She was the oldest and had three sisters: Lindy, Astrid (Autie), and Carol. She married to Chet Farrington in 1942 and they had three children: John, James, and Patricia. They moved to Tempe, AZ in 1956 where they became active members at First Baptist Church of Tempe. They became Gideons in 1967.
Rosie attended Northern Arizona University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health. She became a dental assistant and later an instructor at Maricopa Technical College and Phoenix College.
Rosie is preceded by her first husband Chet, who died in 1999, and her second husband, Don Douthitt, who died in 2020. Two of her sisters each passed on July 29th, a year apart: Autie in 2006 and Lindy in 2007. Her oldest son, John, died in 2022.
She is survived by her son James (Sharron) Farrington; her daughter Patricia (Gary) Mitchell; sister Carol of New Brunsville, TX; her brother Nick of Tulsa, OK; and her daughter-in-law, Shari Farrington of Show Low, AZ. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and 19 great great grandchildren.
A memorial will be held for Rosie on April 29th, 2023 at 1:00pm at First Baptist Church of Tempe.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Rosie’s name to Gideons International. She was a member there for 55 years.
Now that I’ve finished the traditional bit, let me tell who Rosie really was. Rosie had three great loves in her life. There was my grandfather, Chet, whom she spent fifty-three years with and raised three children. There was Don, an unexpected blessing we all welcomed into our family. Then there was the greatest love of her life, the one that saw her from cradle to deathbed, and that was her love of Jesus Christ. If you learn nothing from this obituary, let it be this: Rosie loved Jesus.
Every year, I received cards from my grandmother, and written in the cards was always the word “love”, her flowing signature, and a Bible verse. I’d look up the references so I could learn what my grandmother wanted me to know. Now, when I send cards, I find myself thinking of that person and what Bible verse they remind me of. Because of my grandmother, I think of people in Bible verses. That is a legacy she has left in me, and I am thankful.
Rosie loved her family, but her first love was Jesus Christ. That love was evident in everything she said or did. From her time as a deaconess at First Baptist or handing out Bibles with the Gideons, to how she signed a birthday card. She inspired a family that loved God and will continue to serve Him in her memory.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.greenacresmortuary.net for the Douthitt family.
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