Dorthy Ann Ladnier

Dorthy Ann Ladnier died on September 1, 2018, in Louisville, Kentucky, at the age of 85. Although Dorthy was a farm girl from Kansas, she never had any magical silver shoes. Instead she played basketball on the team for Moscow High School and French horn in the band. She became a registered nurse and then nurse anesthetist, practicing for over 30 years. Marriage to Ray added "Air Force Wife" to her proud titles. As a mother, she taught the value of hard work, independent thought, and the Bible. She was sometimes a leader and always a servant. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Ladnier; parents, William Andrew and Mary Bell; sister, Mildred Cassidy; brothers, Jack and Allen Bell; and brother-in-law, Darwin Ashbaugh.

Dorthy is survived by her loving family, her daughter, Karen Orman (Shands); granddaughters, Katherine and Rebecca; sisters, Helen Felzien (Ned), Karen Ashbaugh, Kay Thompson (Richard) and Ronda Fondoble (Glenn); brothers, Jim Bell (Lorene) and Doug Bell (Pat); sister-in-law, Pat Ladnier; and many nieces, nephews and their children.

Services will be held at a later date in her home state of Kansas.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to BsideU For Life Pregnancy Center (www.bsideuforlife.org) or the Kentucky Humane Society (www.kyhumane.org)

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