She was born February 17th, 1937 in Hutchinson, KS at Grace hospital to Opal and Harold Lafferty.
Doris was raised near Inman, and graduated from Inman high school. Doris moved to Hutchinson and began to work in insurance, and continued to work at insurance firms when she and Ray moved to Wichita.
After being a stay at home mother to Holly and Mark for a time, she found her true passion working as a para-educator at Levy Special Education Center for 25 years, and loved every day of it. Not to be idle, she was also a very social Avon lady for 44 years.
Doris met Ray Richards on a blind date at a basketball game, February 1st 1960. They then married April 14th, 1962. Ray and Doris attended Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Wichita KS.
Doris is survived by her children Holly (Tom) Jones, Mark (Debra) Richards and grandson Kyle Jones.
Services will be Fri. 18th, 1 P.M. at Resthaven Mortuary in Wichita, KS.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to:
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 1101 N. River Blvd, Wichita KS 67203
Levy Special Education Center 400 N Woodchuck St, Wichita, KS 67212
The family would like to express their appreciation for the staff at Serenity Home Health, Always There Senior Care, and St. Francis Hospital.
