Dorothy Murphree Rosson

Portrait of Dorothy Murphree Rosson Headstone Photograph


Rosson

Renal Boyd
Dec. 24, 1919
Jan. 12, 1998

Dorothy Murphree
July 22, 1925

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Rosson

Renal B.
BBA Texas Tech University 1946
LLB University of Texas 1949
United States Army Air Force 1942 - 1945
Texas Legislature 1959 - 1974
Texas Health Facilities Commission 1975 - 1980
Deacon, Snyder First Baptist Church
Attorney, Rancher, Statesman

Dorothy M.
BA Hardin Simmons University 1945
MA University of Texas 1961
Public School English Teacher 1950 - 1975
Outstanding Secondary Educator 1974
Delta Kappa Gamma 1970 - Life
Teacher, Snyder First Baptist Church

They Shared A Love For God, Family, Friends And Country.

Footstone

Renal B Rosson
Capt US Army Air Corps
World War II
Dec 24 1919 Jan 12 1998
Purple Heart
Full Name: Dorothy Murphree Rosson
Location: Section:Republic Hill, Section 1 (C1)
Row:J  Number:2
Reason for Eligibility: Wife of Renal Boyd Rosson 
Birth Date: December 22, 1925 
Died: April 7, 2024 
Burial Date: April 12, 2024 
 

ROSSON, DOROTHY MURPHREE (1925 ~ 2024). The following is an obituary for Dorothy Rosson, spouse of Renal Rosson, former member of the Texas House of Representatives. The obituary was provided by Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home of Snyder.

Dorothy Murphree Rosson, died Sunday, April 7th at home in Snyder. Visitation will be held Wednesday, April 10, 2024, from 6 to 7 PM, at Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home. Services will be held Thursday, at 2 PM, at Colonial Hill Baptist Church in Snyder and graveside on Friday, April 12, 2024, at 3 PM, at Texas State Cemetery in Austin. Arrangements are under the direction of Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.

Dorothy was born on July 22nd, 1925 on a farm southeast of Snyder to Will and Gertrude Murphree where she lived until she went to college, at Hardin Simmons University. After Dorothy graduated with a BA degree in English and Journalism she married her "home town sweetheart" Renal Boyd Rosson on July 11, 1945 at First Baptist Church in Snyder. Dorothy taught in schools in Lubbock and Austin while Renal finished college and law school. Then they moved back to Snyder where Renal opened a law office, they built a home, their son Kyle joined their family and Dorothy taught high school English. When Renal was elected to the Texas House of Representatives Dorothy started dividing her time between living and teaching in Snyder and spending time in Austin. Dorothy retired from teaching in 1975.

During a revival in 1935 Dorothy "confessed Jesus as the Son of God...and that Jesus died that I might have eternal life". She was baptized and joined First Baptist Church where she served for many years, later in life she joined Colonial Hill Baptist Church where she served and was active as long as she could be.

She is preceded in death by her parents, siblings, husband and niece.

Dorothy left behind her son, Kyle Rosson; her granddaughters, Kristin Garcia and husband Brandon, and Hilary Goods and husband Okeeye; 12 great grandchildren; her nephews, Kent Tippen and Kevin Tippen and wife Kim.

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