Dorothy Jean Stuber Carson

Dorothy Jean Stuber Carson, of Billings passed away Feb. 5, 2026, in Mercy Hospital in Springfield. She was born on April 17, 1929, in Missouri, to Albert (Buddy) and Opal (Patty) Evans. She was the oldest child of five children.
When she was a young girl her parents moved the whole family from Missouri to southern California, where she lived until the spring of 1998. During her time in California, she finished school and met the love of her life, John, whom she married and had five children with. She worked many jobs, such as a server at Clifton’s Cafeteria in Los Angeles, Calif., later working for Cal-Mar Plastics in The City of Industry, Calif. for 28 years and retiring in 1996.
Dorothy and her husband John moved to Billings in the spring of 1998, from southern California, where they had resided for 47 years and raised their five children.
She is survived by her children, Yvonne Carson, of Palm Desert, Calif., Linda Rosa, of Billings, Charles Carson, of Sparta, Kathryn Kremer, of Dubuque, Iowa and Lucinda “Cindy” Kullman, of Billings, along with nine grandchildren, 17 great -grandchildren, her sister Virginia Garbutt, of Palm Desert, Calif., brother Richard Evans, of Warsaw, along with numerous nieces, nephews and friends. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 65 years, John William Stuber Carson.
Family will receive friends and relatives from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19, at Meadors Funeral Home (314 N Main Ave, Republic). A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20, in Evergreen Cemetery in Republic. Services are under the direction of Meadors Funeral Home and online condolences may be made at www.meadorsfuneralhome.com.