Dorsey Lee (Genteman) Carter was born Feb. 7, 1950, in Springfield, Mo., to Mark Edwin Genteman and Tolitha Virginia Lee (Brumley) Genteman. She was the eldest of eight children and devoted much of her life to family, faith and service.

Dorsey passed away at home, surrounded by family, on Friday, July 17, 2026, at 8:15 a.m., after a two-month battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. She was 76 years old.

Dorsey is survived by her devoted husband of 54 years, Calvin; her siblings, Brenda (John) Adcock, Debra (Andy) Brown, Randy (Teri) Genteman, Beverly (Rob) Gray, Lylla (Donald) Rausch, Daniel (Julie) Genteman, and Gala Mies; and her two sons, Mark (Vicki) Carter and Donavin (Yolanda) Carter. She also leaves 10 grandchildren, Jessica (Steven) Troup, Derreck (Ben) House-Carter, Weston, Kristin Nash, Brianna (Jeremy) Zoglmann, Alicia (Riggs) Robben, Braydon Carter, Ashleigh (Miguel) Herrera, Shawn Allen Jr., and Erin Allen; and 12 great-grandchildren, Gunner, Michael, Ryder, Emmy, Maddy, Dean, Liam, Remy, Kaylor, Fiorella, Suede, and Eliam.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Mark Edwin Genteman and Tolitha Virginia Lee (Brumley) Genteman, and by her parents-in-law, Raymond Henry Carter and Mary Elizabeth (Farmer) Carter.

Service will be held Saturday, July 25th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Derby Library, 1600 E. Walnut Grove, Derby.

Arrangements by Affordable Cremations Plus, Wichita.