DOROTHY NELL LEWIS ARTERBURN of Cibolo,
TX passed away peacefully on Nov. 13, 2025 at the
age of 97. She was a devoted wife and mother to
Jim Crossley & Kim Arterburn and will be deeply
missed. Dorothy was laid to rest at Evergreen
Cemetery in Ranger, TX.
Dorothy was born Sept. 22, 1928 in Windom, TX to
C.C. & Oliff Lewis. She attended Ranger High School
in the Class of 1946 and married James Ross Crossley
II (RHS-1947) in 1948 until his death in 1951. Dorothy
married D.C. Arterburn (RHS-1940) in 1957 and moved
to Amarillo, TX in 1963. She worked in the banking
industry over 27 years & was married to D.C. Arterburn
for almost 60 years. She was a devoted member of
Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church for most of
her life. Dorothy loved to play cards and domino games
and was quite competitive. She was known for baking
the best Texas chocolate sheet cake around.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband,
one daughter, four brothers and one sister.
She is survived by her son, James Crossley III
(Jennifer) of San Antonio, daughter Kim Arterburn
(Kimi Spear) of Dallas, granddaughter Amy Phillips
(Kale) of Amarillo, five great-grandchildren, Judson
(Addison), Jedd, Jensen, Jenks and Adleigh.