Dorothy Beryl Pringle SLOCUM

SLOCUM Dorothy Beryl Pringle Native Ohio Sports Figure Dies Dorothy Beryl Pringle Slocum passed away on April 26, 2011, at age 96. Dorothy was born September 29, 1914, in Rossford Ohio. She was residing with her daughter and son-in-law, John and Sharon Becker in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, when she passed. She was a basketball star at Rossford High School where she graduated from in 1933. She was the first woman inducted into its Rossford athletic hall of fame. Dorothy was recognized as a star softball pitcher, excelled in basketball and married her coach when she was 18. For 30 years, she competed in horseshoe pitching leagues averaging a ringer every other throw. She danced, called square dances and bowled as a member of the Toledo Blade Queens (672 was her best three-game series). She was featured many times in the sports section of the Toledo Blade for her achievements in bowling, softball and horseshoes. She was employed at LOF in Rossford as a bookkeeper for 30 years. She retired in 1979 and relocated to Avon Park, FL, where she served as a volunteer for 20 years at the city library. In those 20 years she was recognized numerous times as volunteer citizen of the year. She also continued to compete in horseshoe pitching and was ranked second in the world at one time. She pitched horse shoes up until 2005 at age 90. In 2005 she relocated back to Ohio and resided in Fayette where at age 90 she began sewing quilts and donated over 300 quilts to churches and charities to be distributed to the needy. She continued to produce quilts until she left for Arizona in 2011. Preceding her in death was her husband, Harold I. Slocum and son Floyd O. Slocum. Her surviving children are Lillian L. Butson, Bonnie J. Elendt, Russell B. Slocum and Sharon L. Becker and 18 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. There will be a grave side service on August 6th at 10:00 am. The service will be held at Fort Meigs Union Cemetery in Perrysburg, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donors choice.