Dorothy Ilene Anspaugh, age 76 of Clinton, Missouri, passed away on August 20, 2012, at 12:30 P.M. at the Westwood Nursing Home. Dorothy fought a long battle against cancer for several years. Fond memories and condolences may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

She was born August 8, 1936 in Marceline, Missouri to William Albert Hines and Fannie Irene Forbes. On January 29, 1953 she married her soul mate, Bobby Carl Anspaugh in Unionville, Missouri. Dorothy and Bob lived in the area of Brookfield, Missouri for several years. In 1965 they moved to the Clinton area where they finished raising their four boys and helped raise grandchildren. She worked for several years at the Clearfield Cheese Plant. Dorothy loved to spend time with her family and loved to go fishing.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, William Albert Hines and Fannie Irene Forbes.

Surving family; her husband Bob C. Anspaugh, her children Jerry W. Anspaugh and wife Lynette, James L. Anspaugh and wife Betty, Jackie R. Anspaugh and wife Debbie, Jesse D. Anspaugh, and fiance Michelle Wood. Dorothy's brother, Charles Albert Hines and wife Janette, her sister Phyllis Joann Papke and husband Peter, 9 grandchildren, and 19 great grandchildren.

Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, August 23, 2012 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Clinton with Bishop Allen Wilkins, presiding. Inurnment will follow in Englewood Cemetery, Clinton. She was baptized into the LDS church on May 16, 2009. Dorothy was a strong woman, loving wife, mother and grandmother. She will always be loved and missed by all of us whose hearts she touched.