Graveside services and interment for Mrs. Rena Mae Doerr, 96, were scheduled to be held at 10:30 a.m., today (Monday, Oct. 10, 2011) at Pleasant Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Steve Casey officiating, under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home, Plain Dealing.
Visitation was held from 5 until 8 p.m. Sunday at Bailey Funeral Home.
Mrs. Doerr, a lifelong resident of this area, died Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 in Plain Dealing.
She was a member of Plain Dealing Church of Christ and a retired employee of the International Paper Company. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Alton Doerr in 1984; her parents, William and Kate Gleason Spears; son-in-law, Beverly Rodgers; sisters, Ethel Harris and Lucille Dennis; brothers, Edgar, Arthur, Elmer and Alton Spears.
She is survived by a daughter, Bobbie Rodgers, of Texas City, Texas; son, Melvin Doerr and wife, Glenda of Plain Dealing; grandchildren, Genyne Conly and husband, Steve of Murfressboro, Arkansas; Kristina Nickerson and husband, Bill of Camden, Arkansas; Wendy Kelly of Woodlands, Texas; and David Doerr and wife, Tina of Plain Dealing; great-grandchildren, Shelly, Jenny, Matthew, Jason, Colby, Shelby, Jordan and Chasiti; sisters, Jessie Denmon and Betty Coile both of Plain Dealing; and a host of nieces and nephews.
The family would like to express their appreciation to Whispering Pines Nursing Home staff and Agape' Hospice group for the excellent care provided.
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