On Saturday, January 9, 2021, Doris "Dottie" Jeannette Crispell of Hanover, MD. Beloved wife Eugene "Gene" S. Crispell. Loving mother of Randy E. Crispell and his wife Karen and Scott A. Crispell and his wife Ellen. She is also survived by her sister Jacqueline "Jackie" Louke and the late Geraldine Chilcote and several nieces and nephews.
Doris was born July 9, 1936 in Baltimore, MD to Mary Dorothy and Lefty Payne and grew up in the Brooklyn, MD area. She met Eugene on a blind date an 1953 when she was only 17 years old, dated a few years and Doris and Eugene got married August 3, 1957 and then had their two sons; Randall and Scott. Doris waitressed at the Holiday Inn in Jessup, MD for 17 years and also at Blobs Park where she danced the polka with Gene and her table of friends. After retiring Doris worked part time at Karen Washburns Daycare and enjoyed every minute with the kids. She also worked at the Golden Coral as a waitress. She enjoyed cooking and baking cakes cookies and also working outside in the flower garden planting flowers and pulling those dreaded weeds. During the summer months Doris helped Gene in the garden where they would pick the vegetables and then she would can them. Some of Doris's favorite foods were steamed crabs, oysters, pit beef and going to the Bone Fish Restaurant for Bang Bang shrimp.
Family and friends are invited to gather at the Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home at Meadowridge Memorial Park, Inc. , 7250 Washington Boulevard, Elkridge, MD 21075 (exit 6 south off Rt. 100) on Sunday, January 17, 2021 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm and 6:00 to 8:00 pm where a Celebration of Life Funeral Service will be held on Monday, January 18, 2021 at 10:00 am. Committal Service and Interment to follow at Meadowridge Memorial Park, Elkridge, MD.
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