1942

Kenneth Ronald Dorey Jr was born on 12 Dec 1942 in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, USA a child of Kenneth Ronald Dorey Sr and Evelyn Robinson Dorey.

1950

Kenneth R Dorey was counted in the census on 10 Apr 1950 in Dixfield, Oxford, Maine, USA, as a 7-year-old, male, single, white, son. Also in the home were; his father, Ronald K Dorey; his mother, Evelyn L Dorey; and his siblings, Ronnalean E Dorey, Richard L Dorey, and Dennis L Dorey.

1983

When he was 40, he married Elizabeth Marie Burch about 1983.

2022

On March 10, 2022, Ken Dorey was mentioned as the living brother in the obituary of Dennis Lee Dorey. 

2025

He died on 28 Mar 2025 in Lexington, Lexington, South Carolina, USA at Lexington Medical Center. He was buried on 02 Apr 2025 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA at Fort Jackson National Cemetery. 

Obituary of Kenneth Ronald Dorey, Jr.

Columbia – Graveside service for Kenneth Ronald Dorey, Jr., 82, will be held on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. in Fort Jackson National Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Boys Town.

Mr. Dorey passed away at Lexington Medical Center on Friday, March 28, 2025.  Born in Rumford, Maine, he was the son of the late Kenneth Ronald Dorey, Sr. and Evelyn Robinson Dorey.  He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War, and retired from the United States Army Reserves after 25 years of service.  He also retired as a Food Service Management Instructor from AAFES.  He was a member of the VFW.  Mr. Dorey enjoyed fishing and woodworking.

Surviving are his wife of 42 years, Elizabeth Marie Burch Dorey; sons, Robert Clayton Dorey (Diana) of Chapin, Mark A. Dorey (Sarah) of Columbia, John W. Archer of Sevierville, Tenn., and James K. Archer (Cammie) of West Rotunda, Fla.; daughter, Kari A. Lemons (David) of Columbia; sister, Ronnie Sanborn of Lewiston, Maine; brother, Richard Dorey (Sheila) of Winthrop, Maine; 6 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.

Graveside Service

11:00 am
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Fort Jackson National Cemetery
4170 Percival Rd
Columbia, South Carolina, United States