Bobby Jack Dorsey

SHREVEPORT, LA -Graveside services for Bobby Jack Dorsey, 87, will be held Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Forest Park West Cemetery with Rev. Bob Moore officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, August 21, 2017 at Rose-Neath Southside Funeral Home. Bobby was born on February 6, 1930 to Chester and Anne Dorsey in Shreveport. He entered into rest August 18, 2017 in Shreveport. He was a graduate of Byrd High School and Centenary College. He retired from AT&T as an engineer and later started Happy Wheels Mobility with his wife. Bobby proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict on the Jack W. Wilke Destroyer DE800. He was a jack-of-all trades and could repair anything. He enjoyed deer hunting. Bobby was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Dorsey; brother, William Dorsey; brother-in-law, Joe O'Banion; sister-in-law, Helen O'Banion; and beloved dog, Gort. Left to cherish his memory are his son, Bill Dorsey and wife Katina; daughter, Debra Dorsey; grandchildren, Kandace Guin and husband Mark, Tony Dorsey and fiancé Lisa, and Chad Dorsey and wife Marissa; great-grandchildren, Carson, Colton, Grace, and Norah Dorsey; sister-in-law, Jo Dorsey; special nephew and nieces, John and Sue O'Banion, Karen Thomas, and Linda Buckmaster; and special friends, Joe Rosalie and Hugh and Ann Simmons.