Dorothy Lee Hun­nicutt, known as Dottie to all who met her, passed away peacefully on Nov. 24, 2024 at Homestead Of Olathe Memory Care. Dottie was born in Feb­ruary 1940 to Carl Theo­dore and Hazel Belle Simpson. The third of five children, she grew up on a farm and loved spending time outdoors and in adulthood she of­ten spent hours sitting on her patio with a cup of coffee or Diet Coke and a newspaper enjoying the warm summer sun. Dottie graduated from Colum­bus High School at age 16 and married the love of her life, Merrit Walker, Jr (Sonny) on June 5, 1956. Together they raised two children, Chris and Nicole, until Sonny’s devastating motorcycle accident in 1972. Dottie later relocated to Overland Park, KS and worked in the banking in­dustry until her retire­ment. She married Floyd Hunnicutt on August 6, 1977 for a short time. She loved gardening and eat­ing the strawberries and blackberries straight from the vine, decorating, mu­sic, cherry pie and spending time with fam­ily and friends. A make-up aficionado, she never went anywhere without her red lipstick and could reapply perfectly without consulting a mirror. A great cook and kind hearted person, she could be quietly ruthless in cards or Monopoly and possessed an uncanny knack for winning Cards Against Humanity.
 Dottie is survived by her sister Linda Milsap (Barry), brothers, Carl Simpson Jr, and Michael Simpson, her brother in law Robert Walker, son Chris (Raquel), daughter Nicole (Kevin), grandchildren Lyndsay (Nathan), Jacob (Aria), Riley, Chad (Allie), Christina, Austin (Kayla), and Jordan, great-grandchildren Cayden, Cash, Knox, Anderson, Brexsten, Keaton, Cohen, Payton, Sutton and Hayes, her nieces and nephews, and many countless other loved ones. Dottie was pre­ceded in death by hus­band Sonny, sister Betty Jean, parents Carl and Hazel, step-grandson Shathen, and great-granddaughter Angel.
 A celebration of life will be held on Dec. 15, 2024 from 1 pm-3 pm at Cafe Latte in the Jef­ferson Hotel (139 W. Peoria) in Paola, KS. Burial will follow at Park Cemetery in Columbus, KS in the spring.