Obituaries

Services for Dorothy Fay Connor will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM at Dannel Funeral Home in Sherman. Rev. Roy Webster will officiate the service. Interment will follow at Cedarlawn Memorial Park. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be grandsons: Grayson Connor, Cason Connor, Nathan Connor, Carter Newton, Brandon Newton, Jonathan Walter, and Parks Walter.

Dorothy was born on August 6, 1942, in Pattonville, Texas to Charles Abner and Ruth Cason. She was raised in Lamar County where her father farmed and was a Church of God Pastor. She attended Honey Grove schools and married the love of her life George (Frank) Connor, Jr., on August 8, 1959 in Sherman, Texas. He worked for PPG in Wichita Falls, Texas and they retired in 2003 and returned to live in Sherman. They had four children who were raised in Sherman and Iowa Park.

Dorothy loved sewing and crafts. She made all of her grandchildren’s clothes and loved to make memorial pillows for families who lost loved ones. She was known to spend hours playing cards, especially with her favorite card partner, Brandon. She loved her church, Grayson Bible Baptist and her favorite pastime was visiting with family and extended family. She spent the last year of her life at Midtowne Meadows in Midlothian, Texas. She will be greatly missed.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, George (Frank) Connor, Jr., her parents, twin sister, Lena Mae Cason, and sister, Mary Ruth Phillips. She is survived by her daughters, Sharon Jones and husband Scott of Ovilla, Texas, Karyn Marklinger and husband Dale of Okotoks, Alberta, Canada; 2 sons: Charles Ray Connor and wife Kathleen of Lakeview, Arkansas, and Craig Connor and wife Alaina of Holliday, Texas; 8 grandchildren; Meredith Walter and husband Jonathan, Haley Newton and husband Brandon, Bryanna Marklinger and husband Barret, Colby Marklinger, Peyton Marklinger, Grayson Connor and wife Shelby, Cason Connor, and Nathan Connor; 4 great grandchildren: Reese and Parks Walter, and Carter and Canon Newton; and her beloved cats Emma and Vandy.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Dorothy’s name to Denton State Supported Living Center, vscdenton.org.