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Dorothy Gilstrap Obituary

Gilstrap, Dorothy Marie (nee Wagner) born November 25, 1919, in Kirkwood, MO, died of natural causes on March 9, 2013 at the Bethesda Meadow nursing home in Ellisville, MO. Dorothy, a lifelong resident of St. Louis County, was preceded in death by her parents Bill and Ida Wagner; her husband of 58 years Jim Gilstrap, and her son Mark Gilstrap; loving mother of Doris Brown (Larry) of Freeburg, IL, Jim Gilstrap (Connie) of Lake Saint Louis, MO, Jesse Gilstrap (Verna Wentz) of Raleigh, NC, and Doug Gilstrap (Lisa) of Moscow Mills, MO; grandmother of twelve: Steven Brown, Kenneth Brown, Janet Vogel, Laurie Fields, Eric Gilstrap, Traci Morkassel, Michael Gilstrap, Scotty Gilstrap, Maria Keeler, Jimmy Gilstrap, Jeremy Gilstrap, and Timmy Gilstrap; great grandmother of nine; and great, great grandmother of one. Services: Visitation Saturday, March 16, 2013 from 10 a.m. until time of Service at 12 p.m. at Bellerive Funeral Home, 740 N. Mason, Creve Coeur, MO 63141, (314) 878-8228. Interment Bellerive Gardens. Please visit our online guestbook at www.stlfuneral.com
Published by St. Louis Post-Dispatch from Mar. 12 to Mar. 14, 2013.

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Maria Keeler

March 16, 2013

Grandma I miss you!!! Thank you for ALWAYS loving and encouraging me. My heart is truly broken and sad, but I have so many wonderful memories of our times/moments together that makes the loss of you a little bearable. I know you are watching over all of us, and I will see you again one day. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH GRANDMA!

Alexa Keeler

March 16, 2013

i wish i could see you one more time.i rember the time that you got me a cake for my brithday it was a wornderful day. we will always miss you. love you and rest in peace

wes breeding

March 14, 2013

Grandma, I wish I would have got to talk to you and say good bye one last time. May you rest in peace you will be missed,
Love Wes and family

Betty Bohling Bethesday volunteer

March 14, 2013

We had such fun talking about family and your girlhood with Bernice and Goldie when you were teenagers love and pray for you always.

March 13, 2013

Deepest sympothy from the Betty Thomas family. We know they are "catching up" somewhere in Heaven right now! Love to the family.

Julie Jones May

Brittany Anderson

March 13, 2013

May you always Rest in Peace and watch over Timm. He will be thinking of you often.

~ Timmy

March 13, 2013

I Love you Grandma.

David Hollis

March 12, 2013

Sorry for your loss Doris and Larry.I remember when I used to go to your home with Larry and my x wife LaVerne back in the early 50's. I used to see your mother at church in Maplewood she would be serving at some function and always talked about my visits. LaVerne has Alzheimer's but is still at home God bless both of you.

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