John (Jack) Martin Dorsey, 81, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on December 28, 2013. He was born September 7, 1932 and raised in Erlanger, KY. Jack moved to Florida in 1952 while serving with the Air Force . He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Deloris Mae Dorsey, and because two people fell in love, his seven children: Kevin (Michelle) Dorsey, Karen (Jay) Lower, Stephanie (Mathew) Barrett, Steven Dorsey, Douglas (Lori) Dorsey, Timothy Dorsey, Teri (Louis) Locklear; extended family: Charles Ball, Susan Dorsey and Pamela Dorsey; 16 grand-children: Scott Dorsey (Joy Tramuta), John Dorsey, Katie Dorsey, Adam (Taryn) Dorsey, Jason (Jillian) Lower, Joshua Lower, Joseph Lower, Timothy Ball, Travis Ball, Christina (Blake) Birch, Laura Dorsey (Chris Davis), Kayla Dorsey, Brandon Dorsey, Dalton Dorsey, Shannon Locklear, Logan Locklear; and seven great-grand-children. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and a sister and survived by a brother, Irvin Dorsey, and sister, Kathleen Warning, and numerous nieces and nephews. Jack's family will receive friends at Funeral Home on Wednesday, January 1, between 4:00 & 7:00 PM with a prayer service at 6:30 PM. A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at St. Ignatius of Loyola Cathedral, Palm Beach Gardens on Thursday, January 2nd at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow at Queen of Peace Cemetery, Royal Palm Beach, FL. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Palm Beach County http://www.hpbcf.org/page.aspx?pid=383 or the American Cancer Society. His funeral arrangements have been entrusted to
Dorsey - E .Earl Smith Memory Gardens Funeral Home 3041 Kirk Road, Lake Worth, Florida 33461
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