DORIS D. GILLIS
Doris D. Gillis, age 72 years, a longtime resident of Great Bend, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday morning, September 10, 2013 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansasafter a brief illness. Doris was born on October 14, 1940 at Marshfield, Missouri to Lloyd and Ella Mescal (Matthews) Gideon. The family moved to Ellinwood, Kansas when she was eleven years of age, and later lived in Albert, Kansas for a period of time. Doris worked many years as a Cook and Waitress at various area restaurants, and also worked for ten years as a Senior Companion through Northwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging based out of Hays,Kansas. She was a member of the Heritage Baptist Church in Great Bend. Doris had a passion for playing bingo, was an avid Scrabble player, and loved to sing karaoke.
Survivors include five sons: Mark (and his wife, Teresa) Ukens of Great Bend, Kansas, Eugene Ragan (and his companion, Joni Carr) of Great Bend, Kansas, Kelly (and his wife, Marta) Smally of Horn Lake, Mississippi, Dean (and his wife, Linda) Wood ofJetmore, Kansas, and Randy Weaver (and his fiance’, Robyn Willard) of Olmitz, Kansas; two daughters: DeEtta L. (and her husband, Frank) Komarek of Florissant, Colorado and Lorinda (and her husband, Joe) Hanes of Wamego, Kansas; thirty grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren; two brothers: Fray (and his wife, Florence) Gideon of Topeka, Kansas and Ron (and his wife, Darlene) Gideon of Springfield, Missouri; several nieces and nephews.
Memorial Services will be held at 1:30 PM on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at theHeritage Baptist Church, 2000 Monroe Street, Great Bend, Kansas with Pastor Ken E. Gray officiating. Graveside Committal Services will follow at 3:00 PM on Saturday at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in rural Great Bend, Kansas. There will be no viewing or visitation. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed to the Doris D. Gillis Memorial Fund, with the funeral home in charge. Online condolences may be left for the family and a complete obituary notice may be viewed at https://www.charterfunerals.
Arrangements Entrusted To
Charter Funerals
2115 Washington St.
Great Bend, KS 67530