Dorothy J. Boatright, 90, of Washington, IL passed away June 18, 2024 at her home.

She was born on April 18, 1934 in Harrisburg, IL to Louie and Myrtle (Sherman) Fowler. She married Robert Lloyd Boatright on August 7, 1950.

Surviving are her son, Robert "Bobby" Boatright Jr; her 2 daughters, Cinda (Mike) Wilson of Bloomington and Lisa (Chris DeWeese) Dearing of Peoria; 14 grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; her parents; 2 brothers, Don and Robert Fowler; her sister Wilma Jean Fowler; 2 daughters, Jenny Spooner and Nancy Boatright; and a granddaughter, Amber Fisher.

Dorothy was a busy homemaker and also enjoyed working at Washington Christian Village, Sears Credit Central in Peoria and Szolds Department Store in Washington. She was at Szolds for 15 years.

She was a very competitive Bingo player, and loved going with her dear friend Shirley Holmes to area locations to compete and enjoy a piece of pie. In Dorothy's later years, she developed a love for word find and word search puzzles and solved them daily.

Dorothy was a fun-loving granny who enjoyed swimming, fishing and card playing with her many grandchildren. She dearly loved them and gave each one a special nickname.

Dorothy was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Washington, IL.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Midwest Affiliate in Peoria.

A visitation for Dorothy will be held from 1pm - 3pm on June 30, 2024 at Deiters Funeral Home and Crematory in Washington. Cremation rites will be accorded. Inurnment will take place at Glendale Cemetery at a later date.