Dorothy Etta "Dot" Morris Overpeck Obituary (1947

Mrs. Dorothy "Dot" Etta Morris Overpeck, age 76 of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on June 10, 1947 in Liberty, Kentucky. She was the loving daughter of the late Henry and Dicie Shouse Morris. She was raised in Kentucky until the age of nine when her family settled in Canaan, Indiana. She graduated in 1965 from Madison Consolidated High School. On August 6, 1965, Dot was united in marriage to Frederick "Rick" Russell Overpeck, Jr. at the North Madison Christian Church by Bro. Ted Kaiser. This happy union of 58 years was blessed with sons, Rusty, Jim and John. She was a devoted wife, loving mom, grandma and great grandma. She was a homemaker early in life and later worked for the Madison Consolidated High School in the special education department. Dot and Rick moved to Euless, Texas in 1985 and she worked as a special needs bus driver for the school system there. She later worked for the credit bureau in Arlington, Texas. After they retired, they moved to Rio Grande Valley. In 2020, they settled back home in Madison, Indiana. While living in Euless, they attended Restoration Church and after coming home to Madison they attended Madison Assembly of God Church. She loved working in her flowers and being outdoors in nature. She especially enjoyed caring for her grandchildren and her great grandchildren. Dot died on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at her home in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Graveside Service A LOVING FAMILY Dot will be missed by her loving husband of 58 years, Frederick "Rick" Russell Overpeck, Jr. of Madison, Indiana; three her sons, Frederick Russell "Rusty" Overpeck, III and his wife, Cristina of Weatherford, Texas, James Michael "Jimmy" Overpeck and his wife, Tina of Madison, Indiana, John David Overpeck and his wife, Kimberly Ann of Sand Point, Idaho; her grandchildren, Aaron Overpeck, Brendan Overpeck, Lauren Mix, Kaidra Overpeck, Phillip Overpeck, Brayden Overpeck, Reaghan Overpeck, and Emily Overpeck, Joel Lopez, Emanuel Lopez, Terry Zacharie-Salinas and Sara Zacharie-Salinas; her great grandchildren, Cayden Mix, Bennett Mix, Aniston Overpeck; her brothers, sisters, sisters in law, brothers in law, Earl Morris and his wife, Marilyn of Bennington, Indiana, Wanda Morris of Harrodsburg, Kentucky; Virginia Stephan and her husband, Alois of Canaan, Indiana, Lydia Ann Lainhart of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Gaylean Morris of Canaan, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Henry Morris, Sr., her mother, Dicie Shouse Morris, her brothers, Virgil, Henry, Jr., R.T., Bobby, Harvey, and Bill Morris, her sisters, Alberta Morris, Betty Avis Dalton, Malvary Morris and Flora Ellen Reynolds. CELEBRATION AND GRADUATION DAY GATHERINGCelebration dinner and will be held Thursday, December 28, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., at the Madison Assembly of God Church-Fellowship Hall,1636 Clifty Drive in Madison, Indiana. PUBLIC GRAVESIDE CEREMONY Friends and family will gather at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive on Thursday, December 28, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to go in procession to the Canaan Cemetery in Canaan, Indiana for a public graveside service conducted by Pastor Jason Dailey. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Boys and Girls Club or the Jefferson County Youth Shelter. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Place An Online Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Dorothy Etta "Dot" Morris Overpeck, please click here to visit our sympathy store.