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Obituaries
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Doris Mae Wellington
Age: 80
City: Mount Pleasant
Funeral Home
Olson-Powell Chapel
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Doris Mae Wellington
Doris Mae Wellington
Mount Pleasant
Doris Mae Wellington, 80, died Monday, July 31, 2023, at her home in Mount Pleasant.
Doris was born December 19, 1942, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, the daughter of Carl and Mae (Simkin) Register. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School. In her later years, Doris was fond of traveling. She loved to play cards and was a member of CRS Card Club. Doris was a long-time pianist at Oakland Mills Church and was active in Oakland Mills Ladies Aid. She enjoyed watching Iowa Hawkeye football and men’s basketball.
Doris is survived by two sons, Walter “Butch” (Dianna) Wellington; Kevin (Peggy) Wellington, all of Mount Pleasant; two granddaughters, Mallory (Aaron) Cottrell, Randi (Nicholas) Ettinger; two grandsons, Justis (Danielle) Wellington, Cody (Chanda) Timmerman; several foster grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a sister, Donna Jean Smoot of Laramie, Wyoming; and three nieces.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Janet Mannen; brother-in-law, Robert Smoot; and a great-niece, Cassidy Flowers.
Funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 7, 2023, at Olson-Powell Chapel & Crematory. Pastor Steve English will officiate. Private family burial will be held in the Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will be held 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, August 6, at Olson-Powell Chapel & Crematory. The family will be present to greet friends beginning at 4:00 p.m. A memorial fund has been established for Oakland Mills Ladies Aid. www.powellfuneralhomes.com.