Doris grew up in the real Dilworth Road West and Myers Park. She graduated from Central High School and Junior College in Buena Vista, Virginia, and attended Queens College.
Doris received her insurance license with American Guarantee in Portland, Oregon. Doris then opened the Charlotte office and the rest was a dream come true.
She was a member of the Liberty Hall Chapter of the DAR. Doris recently received an award for fifty plus years of dedicated service to NCSDAR. Doris and Marvin enjoyed going to the plays at the old Courthouse Theatre in Concord, NC. She also loved traveling to New Orleans, LA, Seattle, WA, and Victoria, Canada.
She was preceded in death by her soulmate and beloved husband, Marvin White, who passed away on April 27, 2017.
She is survived by her daughter, Cynthia White; grandsons, Steven W. Foard, Brian S. Foard and Andrew H. Ford; granddaughter, Victoria E. Meyer and six great grandchildren, Hunter, Luke, Gunner, Brian- Charlie, Malachi and Makayla.
In lieu of flowers, Doris requested that memorial contributions be sent to the American Heart Association, www.donatenow.heart.org or to the American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org/donate.
A visitation will be held from 11:00 am until 12:00 pm on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at McEwen Funeral Service-Mint Hill Chapel with a funeral service starting at 12:00 pm. A committal service will immediately follow at Evergreen City Cemetery.
Condolences may be offered online at www.mcewenminthillchapel.com.