Dorothy Ann Dousett
Jan. 15, 1954 - April 28, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 10:39 AM PDT
Las Vegas
Dorothy Ann Dousett, formerly of Ontario, died at Summerlin Hospital in Las Vegas, on April 28, 2008, of respiratory failure. She was born in Ontario on Jan. 15, 1954, the daughter of Lemon Howard and Marcia Marie (Molt) Davis.
Dorothy was a 1972 graduate of Ontario High School. On February 4, 1972, she married David Wayne Dousett of Ontario. Shortly after the birth of their daughter, Lori, Dorothy was stricken with total kidney failure. Against very long odds and many health complications, she survived on dialyses until she received a kidney transplant on Feb. 20, 2000. This made her one of the longest dialysis survivors in the country, 25 years.
Dorothy was a member of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Las Vegas, where she was a faithful attendant and choir member, as health permitted.
Dorothy is survived by her husband, Dave; her daughter, Lori (Dousett) Nielsen, Las Vegas; three brothers, Howard Davis, Nampa, Idaho, Michael Davis, Fruitland, Idaho, and Allen Davis, Fruitland. Dorothy also has four nieces and numerous great-nieces and -nephews. Her mother and father preceded her in death.
A memorial service was held at the Las Vegas First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Saturday, May 3, 2008.
