March 28, 2024

Dorothy Carrick - Greenfield

Greenfield

Dorothy Carrick, 97, of Greenfield died Sunday, July 7, 2019, at Greenfield Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.

Funeral services were 11 a.m. Friday, July 12, at Greenfield United Methodist Church with burial in Greenfield Cemetery. A luncheon was held at the church following the committal service. The Rev. Jane Shepherd officiated. Open visitation was from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 11, at Steen Funeral Home, 101 SE Fourth St., in Greenfield. Visitation with family present was from 9:30 a.m. until service time Friday, July 12, at the church. Memorials may be directed to Greenfield United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be left at www.steenfunerals.com.

Dorothy Mae Morlan Carrick, daughter of Orrie A. Morlan and Esther Hayes Morlan, was born Dec. 14, 1921, in Scranton. She grew up northwest of Scranton. After graduating from Scranton High School in 1939, she took teacher’s training at Simpson College in Indianola and also took college courses at Drake University. She taught in rural schools for several years and substituted at Adair-Casey schools.

On May 31, 1941, she married Donald W. Carrick in Maryville, Missouri. Dorothy cooked for prisoners for eight years while her husband was Adair County Sheriff.

Dorothy is survived by her daughters, Glenda Handley of Shawnee, Kansas, and Gaynel (Jeff) Picken of Urbandale; son-in-law Robert Morrison of Altoona; daughter-in-law Ann Carrick of Dexter; sister-in-law Rita Morlan of Coon Rapids; grandchildren, Mike (Pam) Morrison and Lynn (Brian) Stough, both of Altoona, Lori Morrison (Chuck) of Des Moines, Jenny and Scott Carrick from Phoenix, Arizona, Beth (Stephen) Ramirez of Davenport, Don (Lisa) Carrick of Van Meter, Sheri (Steve) Robinson of Bellvue, Washington, Bob Handley and Shannon (Clint) Allen, both of Shawnee, Kansas, and Amy Severson of Ankeny; 21 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren and one due soon; many nieces and nephews and loved ones.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; husband Donald; daughter Donneley Morrison; sons, Ronald (Patricia Pint) Carrick and Donald Craig Carrick; son-in-law Douglas Handley; grandson Brian Mayes; grandson-in-law Ryan Mathis; brothers, Edward and Carl Morlan; sisters, Emma Burdine, Mabel Brobst, Florence Marsh and Virginia Morgan; sister-in-law Eloise Morlan; and brothers-in-law, Eddie Burdine, Eddie Brobst, Bud Marsh and Verle Morgan.