James E. Dorn

DORN James E. Dorn. Funeral service for James E. Dorn, 88, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, August 31, 2012, at DUNBAR FUNERAL HOME, Dutch Fork Chapel. Burial will follow in Bush River Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. James E. Dorn passed from this life on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. Mr. Dorn was born in Saluda County, S.C. on November 9, 1923, to the late John Furman Dorn and the late Leila Dell Padgett Dorn. He was preceded in death by his wife Juanita F. Dorn, R.N. He also had a daughter, Deborah Ann Dorn who was killed in an automobile accident in 1970. He was also preceded in death by a brother Richard Dorn, who was killed in World War II, sisters Ora Gavan, Sarah Lochra, and Eva Farrington. He is survived by two sons, Richard Dorn of Springfield, TN and James E. Dorn II of Columbia; grandchildren, Deborah Dorn and Roderick Dorn, both of Pleasant View, TN, and Heather Dorn of Columbia; and a great-granddaughter, Abigail Dorn of Pleasant View, TN. Mr. Dorn was employed by Blue Cross of Central Ohio in Columbus, Ohio for over 38 years. He held a number of management positions until his retirement in 1985 as Senior Vice President of Internal Affairs. He was a long-time member of the Mercator Club of Columbus and served the club as a Member of the Board of Directors. He was a past President of the Club and was honored by the Club in 1981 as "Man of the Year." In his retirement, he was an Honorary Member of the Club and a long time member of the Mid-Carolina Country Club. Please sign the online guestbook at www.dunbarfunerals.com.