Dorothy M. Rowley Spang
RONAN — Dorothy M. Rowley Spang was born Nov. 20, 1930, to John Emerson Rowley and Amy Florella Davis Rowley in Bynum, Mont. She was then the youngest of nine children.
Dorothy graduated from Charlo High School on May 24, 1949. She married James E. Spang the next day. She and Jimmy had four children. Jimmy passed away in 1989.
Dorothy loved to travel and visit. She had many friends of all ages. She lived life as a social butterfly, dancing and laughing and making friends wherever she went.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; husband Jimmy; brothers Leon, Ernest, Oliver and Lavere Rowley; sisters Edith Lightfoot, Leona Spittler and Lorene Harris; grandsons John Fitzner and Dusty Spang; and son-in-law Garry Hall.
She is survived by brother Leland Rowley; daughters Karen Hall and Kay Spang (Carolyn); and son Gary Spang (Arlene); grandchildren Doug McCollum, Dawn Keim, Garrett and Matt Hall, Nikki and Casey Spang; numerous great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and loved ones.
Burial services were Friday, March 11, at 1 p.m. at the Stevensville Catholic Cemetery. Memorial services were Saturday, March 12, at the Ronan LDS Church at 10 a.m.
