Obituary: Dorothy Pickens

Dorothy Merle DuRette Pickens passed away peacefully on June 15, 2013, at the age of 97 in Rangely, Colo.
Dorothy was the beloved wife of the late Pearl Floyd Pickens. She was born Oct. 10, 1915, in Fairfield, Marion, Ore. to Francis Ralph DuRette and Mary Valerie Short DuRette. Dorothy was the oldest of 11 children and is survived by her brother, Lawerence DuRette.
Dorothy married Pearl Floyd Pickens on July 11, 1935.…