Dorothy Alberta Mae Boots

Dorothy Alberta Mae (Evans) Boots, age 96, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, died peacefully at home on March 6, 2022. Funeral Services for Mrs. Boots will be held on Saturday, March 12, at 2 p.m. at the Feuerborn Family Service, Garnett, Kansas. Graveside services will follow at the family plot in the Garnett Cemetery. Chaplain Lloyd Houk will officiate.

In keeping with Alberta's wishes and in the interest of everyone's safety, services are limited to family and caregivers.

Alberta was born in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, to Keith, Sr. and Frances (Lugenbeel) Evans. The family moved to oil leases near Garnett, Kansas, where Alberta attended a country school for her elementary education. She completed her high school education in Garnett, where she met her husband, Harold Leonard Boots, Sr. The couple were married in 1942. Harold passed away in 2013, one month shy of their 71st wedding anniversary. In 1943, she received her training as a long distance telephone operator with A.T.&T. in Kansas City, Missouri. She was also associated with the Bell Telephone Company at Tomah, Wisconsin, Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, and the United Telephone Company, Garnett, Kansas. Also during World War II she worked for Ray-O-Vac in Madison, Wisconsin, making batteries for military walkie-talkies and bazooka guns for the war effort. From 1946 to 1951, she worked as a seed analyst for the State Board of Agriculture in Manhattan, Kansas, while her husband attended Kansas State University.

In 1951, she and Harold moved to Texas, where Harold was employed with Phillips Petroleum Company at their Cactus Plant, north of Dumas, Texas. In 1955 they moved to Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and made their home there until her death.

Alberta was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church. For many years, she was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Bartlesville, where she served several years as a Sunday School teacher, nursery worker, a member of the Women's Society of Christian Service, and on the administration board. She was a Girl Scout leader for five years, a 50-year member of the Order of Eastern Star, Charter member of Amaranth Court 26, Daughters of the American Revolution, the Kansas Day Woman's Club, and Phillips Petroleum Company Splash Club parent for ten years.

Alberta is survived by two daughters and their husbands, Deborah (Gale) Wilson and Janet (Tony) Jasnowski; one grandson and his wife, Jozef (Megan) Jasnowski; one great-grandson, Jozef, Jr. Jasnowski; and one granddaughter, Clare Jasnowski. She is also survived by a brother, Keith F. Evans, Jr., and by several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Boots; infant son, Harold Leonard Boots, Jr.; her sister and brother-in-law Kathryn Marilee (Robert) Archer; her sister-in-law Elaine Evans; and both parents.

She loved her family very much and enjoyed every minute spent with them. She had a special way that warmed the hearts of those who knew her. The qualities that made her such a wonderful person have left us all with many cherished memories.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial in remembrance of Mrs. Boots has been established in recognition of the many years of patient and loving care she received from the dedicated companions and staff of Elder Care in Bartlesville, OK. Friends and family who wish to remember her in this way may forward their gifts to the following:
Elder Care
1223 Swan Drive
Bartlesville, OK 74006