p class="MsoNormal"" " Arial; "died March 4, 2012 at 87 years of age at Canterbury-on-the-Lake in Waterford, MI. " Arial; ;"Born at home September 28, 1924 in Canton, MO to Bryan and Sara (nee Walker) Emry. " Arial; ;"She moved to Michigan in her early 20rsquo;s with her family. " Arial; ;"In Michigan she met and married her husband Asa, June 15, 1946. " Arial; ;"Asa had moved to Michigan with his family from Higbee, MO. " Arial; ;"Here they raised their only son Dale. " Arial; ;"Forced into an early retirement, Asa longed for a quieter life and he and Dorothy bought a home in Keokuk, IA where she lived until Asarsquo;s death and longed to return to Michigan to be with her son Dale and his family. " Arial; ;"Dorothy is survived by her son Dale (Gayle) Warford; grandchildren Daniel and Courtney and great grandson Michael Owen; 4 sisters, 2 brothers and several nieces and nephews. " Arial; ;"She is preceded in death by her parents and grandson Michael Bradley. She enjoyed her family, missed her son very much while living in Iowa. " Arial; ;"She enjoyed reading and keeping up with current affairs. " Arial; ;