Dorothy Mae

Dugan

Dorothy Mae Dugan, Age 97, of Nixa, Missouri, passed away on November 9, 2026, at Ozark Riverview Manor. Dorothy was born to Joseph Pierce and Ruth Pierce on January 2, 1929, in Spur, TX. The family lived in several communities in the plains area of Texas. She finished high school in Borger, TX. She married Dean Dugan on March 25, 1945, in Fritch, TX. Dorothy and Dean were married 65 years. They were blessed with 4 children.

Dorothy was a homemaker. When the kids got older, she sold Avon and built up a good clientele. She was a very social person. When not working, she was an excellent cook and baker. She loved to quilt and crochet. She enjoyed watching nature and growing flowers. Nothing, however, brought her more joy than her family. Dorothy will be remembered as a very kind and sweet person to all who met her. She leaves a legacy of kindness, caring and being a very good Christian example to all who knew her. She was a member of the Church of Christ.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Pierce; mother, Ruth Pierce; husband, Dean Dugan. She is survived by her daughter Vicki Hammit; sons; Ronnie Dugan, Darryl Dugan, and Mike Dugan; !2 grandkids; 25 great-grandkids; and 6 great-great-grandkids.

A visitation for Dorothy will be held on November 13, from 5 to 7 pm at Greenlawn South Funeral home; 441 West Battlefield Street, Springfield, MO 65807. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock in the afternoon on Monday, November 16, 2026, at Morrison Memorial Chapel in Dumas, TX. Interment will follow in Lane Memorial Cemetery in Sunray, TX under the direction of Beeson ~ Morrison Funeral Directors. 

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made in Dorothy’s memory to the Alzheimer’s Foundation or the charity of your choice.