Dorothy Sweet

Dorothy Sweet, 75, Baxter Springs, died Friday, June 27, 2008, in Baxter Springs from a sudden illness. She was cremated.She was born Jan. 2, 1933, in Baxter Springs, the daughter of James Thomas and Elizabeth Malloy Youngblood.Mrs. Sweet had been a member of the PEO Sisterhood in Lawrence.She married Richard Sweet in 1950. He survives, of the home.Other survivors include two daughters, Jane Sweet, Baxter Springs, and Sarah Sweet, Oak Park, Ill., formerly of Lawrence; and a granddaughter.The family suggests memorials to the PEO Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 437, Baxter Springs, KS 66713.Abbott Funeral Home in Baxter Springs is in charge of arrangements.