Mike Hess of Dexter, son of Kathryn Imogene Colbert Hess and the late Roy Franklin Hess, was born in Lilbourn, Missouri on November 1, 1960, passed away at his home in Dexter on November 19, 2019, at the age of 59 years and 18 days. Mike had lived in Parma before moving to Dexter thirty years ago. On April 5, 2005, he was married to Dorthia Lynn Sanders in Dexter. Surviving are his wife, Dorthia L. Hess of Dexter; three sons, Jimmy and Charles Sanders both of Bernie, Earl Grim of Dexter; three grandchildren; two sisters, Lyn Sanders of Dexter and Brenda Scroggins of Dexter. Other relatives and friends also survive. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Roy McKinley Hess and Steven Lee Hess. Friends may visit on Thursday, November 21, 2019, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 2019, at the Watkins & Sons Chapel. Interment will follow in the Parma Cemetery in Parma with Watkins and Sons Funeral Home of Dexter in charge of arrangements.