Doris (Mabry) New, 92, of Odessa, Missouri, died on Friday, May 20, 2022, at St. Anthony's Senior Living, Kansas City, Missouri.
Doris was born October 19, 1929, in Odessa, Missouri. She grew up in Odessa, graduating from Odessa High School in 1947. Doris first taught at the one-room rural schools in Odessa and later in Oak Grove, while studying Elementary Education at Central Missouri State University during the summers. After attending Kansas City Business College, Doris began her professional career in office management and human resources at Cities Service Oil Company in Kansas City in 1952. She later transferred to Gulf Oil Company in Kansas City, and in 1967 became the District Office Manager in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she moved and continued her managerial career in human resources, transitioning back to Cities Service Oil Company (later Occidental Petroleum Company) until her retirement in 1986.
Doris married James R. New April 10, 1976, in Tulsa, and they spent 34 happy years together until his death in 2010. Doris was a beloved family member – stepmother, aunt, and became devoted grandmother to her 5 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren, in addition to her loving cousins and relations (Mabry, Thoman, Thomas, and Reinhardt) throughout the area.
Doris was an active member in American Business Women's Association, Tulsa Geological Geophysical Auxiliary, and the Daughters of the American Revolution. Doris was devoted to her family genealogy, extending to Germany, and was a sought-after resource for advice and historical information. She was also a member of the Parkview Baptist Church in Tulsa.
Doris will be remembered with love for her kind thoughtfulness, and her interest and love for others.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Stowell and Ada Belle Mabry (Looney), sister Ruth Ann Mabry, and husband James R. New. She is survived by stepdaughter Donna N. and Kelly Deines, DDS; stepson Ronald J. and Barbara New; five grandchildren and their spouses, 3 great-grandchildren, and nieces, nephews, and cousins.
The family is especially thankful to the benevolent caregivers and health professionals from Catholic Community Hospice, and St. Anthony's Assisted Living and Memory Care in Kansas City.
A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 28th, 2022, at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Visitation will be held one hour prior starting at 9:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will follow at the Odessa Cemetery, Odessa, MO. Memorials can be made to Catholic Community Hospice.
Doris was born October 19, 1929, in Odessa, Missouri. She grew up in Odessa, graduating from Odessa High School in 1947. Doris first taught at the one-room rural schools in Odessa and later in Oak Grove, while studying Elementary Education at Central Missouri State University during the summers. After attending Kansas City Business College, Doris began her professional career in office management and human resources at Cities Service Oil Company in Kansas City in 1952. She later transferred to Gulf Oil Company in Kansas City, and in 1967 became the District Office Manager in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she moved and continued her managerial career in human resources, transitioning back to Cities Service Oil Company (later Occidental Petroleum Company) until her retirement in 1986.
Doris married James R. New April 10, 1976, in Tulsa, and they spent 34 happy years together until his death in 2010. Doris was a beloved family member – stepmother, aunt, and became devoted grandmother to her 5 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren, in addition to her loving cousins and relations (Mabry, Thoman, Thomas, and Reinhardt) throughout the area.
Doris was an active member in American Business Women's Association, Tulsa Geological Geophysical Auxiliary, and the Daughters of the American Revolution. Doris was devoted to her family genealogy, extending to Germany, and was a sought-after resource for advice and historical information. She was also a member of the Parkview Baptist Church in Tulsa.
Doris will be remembered with love for her kind thoughtfulness, and her interest and love for others.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Stowell and Ada Belle Mabry (Looney), sister Ruth Ann Mabry, and husband James R. New. She is survived by stepdaughter Donna N. and Kelly Deines, DDS; stepson Ronald J. and Barbara New; five grandchildren and their spouses, 3 great-grandchildren, and nieces, nephews, and cousins.
The family is especially thankful to the benevolent caregivers and health professionals from Catholic Community Hospice, and St. Anthony's Assisted Living and Memory Care in Kansas City.
A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 28th, 2022, at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Visitation will be held one hour prior starting at 9:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will follow at the Odessa Cemetery, Odessa, MO. Memorials can be made to Catholic Community Hospice.
Doris (Mabry) New, 92, of Odessa, Missouri, died on Friday, May 20, 2022, at St. Anthony's Senior Living, Kansas City, Missouri.
Doris was born October 19, 1929, in Odessa, Missouri. She grew up in Odessa, graduating from Odessa High School in 1947. Doris first taught at the one-room rural schools in Odessa and later in Oak Grove, while studying Elementary Education at Central Missouri State University during the summers. After attending Kansas City Business College, Doris began her professional career in office management and human resources at Cities Service Oil Company in Kansas City in 1952. She later transferred to Gulf Oil Company in Kansas City, and in 1967 became the District Office Manager in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she moved and continued her managerial career in human resources, transitioning back to Cities Service Oil Company (later Occidental Petroleum Company) until her retirement in 1986.
Doris married James R. New April 10, 1976, in Tulsa, and they spent 34 happy years together until his death in 2010. Doris was a beloved family member – stepmother, aunt, and became devoted grandmother to her 5 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren, in addition to her loving cousins and relations (Mabry, Thoman, Thomas, and Reinhardt) throughout the area.
Doris was an active member in American Business Women's Association, Tulsa Geological Geophysical Auxiliary, and the Daughters of the American Revolution. Doris was devoted to her family genealogy, extending to Germany, and was a sought-after resource for advice and historical information. She was also a member of the Parkview Baptist Church in Tulsa.
Doris will be remembered with love for her kind thoughtfulness, and her interest and love for others.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Stowell and Ada Belle Mabry (Looney), sister Ruth Ann Mabry, and husband James R. New. She is survived by stepdaughter Donna N. and Kelly Deines, DDS; stepson Ronald J. and Barbara New; five grandchildren and their spouses, 3 great-grandchildren, and nieces, nephews, and cousins.
The family is especially thankful to the benevolent caregivers and health professionals from Catholic Community Hospice, and St. Anthony's Assisted Living and Memory Care in Kansas City.
A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 28th, 2022, at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Visitation will be held one hour prior starting at 9:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will follow at the Odessa Cemetery, Odessa, MO. Memorials can be made to Catholic Community Hospice.
Doris was born October 19, 1929, in Odessa, Missouri. She grew up in Odessa, graduating from Odessa High School in 1947. Doris first taught at the one-room rural schools in Odessa and later in Oak Grove, while studying Elementary Education at Central Missouri State University during the summers. After attending Kansas City Business College, Doris began her professional career in office management and human resources at Cities Service Oil Company in Kansas City in 1952. She later transferred to Gulf Oil Company in Kansas City, and in 1967 became the District Office Manager in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she moved and continued her managerial career in human resources, transitioning back to Cities Service Oil Company (later Occidental Petroleum Company) until her retirement in 1986.
Doris married James R. New April 10, 1976, in Tulsa, and they spent 34 happy years together until his death in 2010. Doris was a beloved family member – stepmother, aunt, and became devoted grandmother to her 5 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren, in addition to her loving cousins and relations (Mabry, Thoman, Thomas, and Reinhardt) throughout the area.
Doris was an active member in American Business Women's Association, Tulsa Geological Geophysical Auxiliary, and the Daughters of the American Revolution. Doris was devoted to her family genealogy, extending to Germany, and was a sought-after resource for advice and historical information. She was also a member of the Parkview Baptist Church in Tulsa.
Doris will be remembered with love for her kind thoughtfulness, and her interest and love for others.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Stowell and Ada Belle Mabry (Looney), sister Ruth Ann Mabry, and husband James R. New. She is survived by stepdaughter Donna N. and Kelly Deines, DDS; stepson Ronald J. and Barbara New; five grandchildren and their spouses, 3 great-grandchildren, and nieces, nephews, and cousins.
The family is especially thankful to the benevolent caregivers and health professionals from Catholic Community Hospice, and St. Anthony's Assisted Living and Memory Care in Kansas City.
A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 28th, 2022, at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Visitation will be held one hour prior starting at 9:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will follow at the Odessa Cemetery, Odessa, MO. Memorials can be made to Catholic Community Hospice.
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