Doris Hillis

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
DORIS ELINOR HILLIS

BORN
August 22, 1926
Bronx, New York

PASSED AWAY
September 3, 2010
Sheldon, Iowa

FUNERAL SERVICE
10:30 A.M. Monday, September 6, 2010
United Methodist Church, Archer, Iowa
Rev. Marvin Lindley ~ Officiating

Visitation will be from 9A.M. until the time of the service Monday at the United Methodist Church in Archer.

MUSIC
“In The Garden”
Sung by: Rob Lindley

CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS
“The Old Rugged Cross”
“Hymn of Promise”
Organist: Donna Struve

FINAL RESTING PLACE
Graveside service
3:00 P.M. Tuesday, September 7, 2010
at the Salem Cemetery in Moravia, Iowa

After today’s service relatives and friends are invited to join the family in the fellowship hall of the church.

Arrangements under the care of
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home of Sheldon, Iowa
DORIS ELINOR HILLIS

Doris Elinor Hillis, the daughter of Jacob and Isabel (Coleman) Farnan was born August 22, 1926 in the Bronx, New York. She received her education there. Doris met her future husband Donald Hillis, while working at the Newark, Delaware airbase during World War II. Doris had received a financial bonus for transferring from a New York City airbase to the Delaware airbase. They had their first date when Donald walked Doris home from a USO dance at the airbase. A few months later, Doris and Donald were married on August 22, 1945 on Doris’ 19th birthday. To this union six children were born.
Doris and Donald raised their family in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania and Sarasota, Florida. In their early retirement years, the couple managed a motel in Pennsylvania. They retired to Floral City, Florida and in June of 2004, they moved to the Fieldcrest Assisted Living in Sheldon, Iowa. In February of 2007, they transferred to the Sanford Senior Care in Sheldon. Donald preceded her in death on January 3, 2008 in Sheldon. Doris passed away on Friday, September 3, 2010 at Senior Care reaching the age of 84 years and 11 days.
She enjoyed reading and gardening.
Left to mourn Doris’ memory are four children, Rev. Doris and her husband, Rev. Marvin Lindley of Sheldon, Iowa; Daryll Hillis of Inglis, Florida; Dana Hillis-Bell of Inglis, Florida and Dean Hillis of Clinton, Iowa; 20 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren; one sister, Winnie Carcaterra of Yonkers, New York; and two brothers, Robert Farnan of Dunnellon, Florida and William Farnan of Port Ormond, Florida; also other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, a daughter, Deborah Lynn Blankenship; a son, Donald Hillis; her parents and two sisters.