Dorothy Ann Confer passed away Thursday, October 29, 2020, at her home in San Antonio, Texas, of natural causes. She is preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, Harold Earl Confer; her parents Anthony and Lillian (Arnell) Reed; her brother Jack Reed, and survived by her two sons: Kip Confer, and Ken Confer; two grandsons: KC Confer, and Cameron Confer; several cousins, nieces, nephews, and many close friends. Born in Orleans, Nebraska, on December 22, 1923, Dorothy “Dotti” soon moved to McCook, Nebraska where her father began his career with Burlington Northern Railroad retiring in 1965 as Senior Station Superintendent. Dotti and her younger brother Jack grew up in McCook, a quintessential small mid-west town which could have been the back-drop for a Norman Rockwell painting. During her high school days Dotti worked at the local theater where she began to acquire what would become a rolodex-like knowledge of movies, actors, and actresses from the golden age of Hollywood. Those silver-screen beauties had nothing on Dotti, though she never realized it as even the slightest notion of such would have been considered highly pretentious, a characteristic Dotti deplored. After graduating from McCook High School, she worked with her father in the McCook Railroad Depot, a major railroad station during World War II. Her high typing speed was put to the test as she was responsible for tracking and logging the thousands of troops coming through daily and making sure they boarded the correct trains. For an 18-year-old girl right out of high school, this was a high level of responsibility. She loved every minute of it. She met her future husband Harold “Hal” in 1942, after she saw him on stage singing in a High School coral group. Soon after her “target was acquired,” a blind date was arranged by her best friend who just happened to be dating Harold's best friend. Dotti and Hal were married on February 4, 1945. A few months later, the newlyweds moved to Harlingen Army Air Field where Lt Hal Confer was sent to Okinawa, Japan. Dottie learned what a military spouse was going to be like - long periods of time without her husband. Dotti would prove to be the consummate Air Force spouse, raising two boys while keeping the home fires burning so her husband could focus his attentions on his duties as an Air Force pilot. Dotti’s selfless support of her husband and his career would pay off. She had a front row seat to witness Hal ascension through a distinguished military career as a highly decorated pilot who flew some of the fastest high-performance airplanes every built. Hal retired in 1978 as Brigadier General. Hal never missed an opportunity to credit his wife Dotti, often saying that the kind of career he had would not have been possible were it not for her, often referring to her as “the wind beneath my wings.” She was at all her boys ball games, cheering them on when they won, or consoling them when they lost. She took her youngest son to the local stock car races. When he told his mom how he much he appreciated her taking him the car races, Dotti told Ken she had to take him because she didn’t have a baby sitter; that she was going to car races with her dad when she was younger than him. Dotti was an avid sports fan. She was a life-long Nebraska Cornhusker fan. When the Huskers were on TV, she would put her Nebraska apron on and start cooking or baking in the kitchen. She would not watch the game because she believed if she did watch, she would make them lose. When Hal retired from the Air Force, she attained her real estate license as a residential broker while he attained his commercial brokerage license. Her first sale was to Hal, the house they moved into upon his retirement and where they would live for the next 40 years. Together they enjoyed successful real estate careers, earning a reputation for integrity and treating everyone with respect and kindness. Dotti was a long-standing member of SABOR, and in 2004 was awarded SABOR Realtor of the Year. Dotti did not have the capability to be even so much as unpleasant. She had a way of making people feel better simply by her warm smile and friendliness. Dotti was a member of Coker United Methodist Church and various charitable organizations. Private Funeral Services were held at burial site at Ft Sam Houston Cemetery Thursday, November 4, 2020.

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