Dorothea Drusilla Birkinbine, age 98, of Clinton, Missouri passed away Saturday, January 31, 2009 at Clinton Healthcare & Rehabitation Center. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Englewood Cemetery, Clinton. The family suggests contributions to the First Baptist Church which may be left in the care of the funeral home. Fond memories may be left at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Dorothea was born October 22, 1910 in Deepwater, Missouri, to Frank J and Kezia Viola Burroughs Zumwalt. She worked at the Zenith Fireworks Company before retiring and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Clinton.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Harold Chesney Birkinbine.

She is survived by one brother James Zumwalt, Clinton, and one niece and nephew of Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral arrangements under the direction of Vansant-Mills Funeral Home.