Dorothy N Huseman

Arrangements under the direction FORT WORTH -- Dorothy Nell Shepperd Huseman, 88, died December 10, 2010. Funeral Service: Saturday at 1 p.m. at Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel with interment to follow at Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park. There will be an open visitation on Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the funeral home.

Born on April 28, 1922 in Mexia, Texas, Dorothy Nell grew up in nearby Corsicana. She exhibited a talent for art at an early age. After passing up a grade, Dorothy Nell graduated from Corsicana High School in 1938 with her older sister Iris. In 1940 Dorothy Nell began working at Sears in Houston, where she learned window trimming. Impressed by the artistic and calligraphic skills exhibited on letters from overseas written by a co-worker’s brother in the U.S. Army, Dorothy Nell began writing to artist/calligrapher, Sgt. Floyd Huseman, who was stationed at Trinidad in the British West Indies. Dorothy Nell then worked in the display department at Foley's where she continued to correspond with Floyd for two years before they finally met. They married on December 22, 1944. After the war, they moved to Grand Prairie, Texas, where she was active at the newly formed Fairview Baptist Church. Dot worked as a free-lance display designer for Sanger Bros. in Dallas before she and Floyd moved to Longview, Texas. There she was an active charter member of Oakland Heights Baptist Church. Their only child, Ben, was born in Longview. In 1963 the family moved back to the DFW area, where they became active members at Meadowbrook Baptist Church. In 1972 Dot went to work at the Tarrant County Junior College Northeast Campus bookstore, where she became head cashier and did the window displays for eighteen years. For much of her life Dot was a smart and elegant dresser, sewing many of her clothes. She maintained a sweet and loving disposition to all with whom she came in contact. Dot was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Floyd, and sister Iris Cowan. She is survived by son Ben, daughter-in-law Leigh, grandchildren Erik and Diane, of Carrollton, Texas; and sister, Audrey Foster, of Farmers Branch. The family would like to thank the many wonderful caregivers at Lakewood Village in Fort Worth and Sandy Lake Care Center of Coppell. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to Lakewood Village Christian Care Center.

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