Dorothy (Boyd) Barritt, 99, of Meade passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at the Lone Tree Retirement Center.  She was born on March 26, 1918 to Jack and Clara (Isabel) Boyd in Meade County Kansas.

Dorothy graduated from Meade High School in 1936 and was joined in marriage to Wendell Barritt on October 15, 1939.  Wendell and Dorothy were owners of Meade Floor Covering until 1971, when they sold the business and moved to Shell Knob, Missouri.  Dorothy made the window treatments and Wendell laid the carpet and floor coverings for many homes in the area.

While living in Shell Knob, Dorothy owned and operated the Barritt's Boutique Gift Shop while Wendell continued with floor coverings.  They sold their business in 1978, retired and returned to Meade in 1996.  Their winters after retirement were spent in Texas, where they both loved fishing.  Wendell passed away in 1999.

Dorothy was an artist of many things, creating many of her own patterns.  Her paintings, needle-point, wood carvings, plastic canvas items and all sorts of sewing items she created are treasured by her survivors.

She also served as Past Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star in Meade.

In addition to her deceased parents and spouse, her sisters, Mattie Bohling, Ora Fletcher, and Mary Smith preceded her in death.  Survivors are nieces  Betty (Forest) Pitts, Hutchinson; Vivian (Edwin J. ) Talbott, Halstead; and nephew, Don (Betty) Bohling of York, Nebraska; and special friend, Joe Mertens of Meade.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Meade.  Services will be held on Monday, July 17, at 10:00 AM at the Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary in Meade.  Inurnment will follow at the Graceland Cemetery.

Memorials may be given to the Beam Senior Center in Meade.