Visitation will be 9:30 -10:30 am on Friday, October 18th at McGilley & Hoge Johnson County Memorial Chapel, 8024 Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park, KS.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 am on Friday, following the visitation at the chapel. Margi Colerick officiating. Private burial will follow the service at Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, MO.
Doris was born in Kansas City, MO on June 21, 1924 to Harry and Esther Newsom. Doris attended Northeast High School, Kansas City, MO. She married Robert McCarthy on June 5th, 1948. Prior to marriage, Doris worked for Kelly Asbestos Company, Kansas City, MO. She was a lifetime member of Cherokee Christian Church, Prairie Village, KS (now closed). She lived through the Great Depression, World War II, raised three sons and worked as a Para-professional for the Shawnee Mission Schools from 1970-1987.
Doris is preceded in death by her husband, Robert.
Doris is survived by her sons and spouses, Lawrence and Monica McCarthy of Overland Park, Timothy and Karen McCarthy of Overland Park, Gary McCarthy and Dan Alldredge of Roeland Park; her sister and spouse, Jane Zaun and Melanie Wilkinson of Palm Springs, CA; grandchildren, Dawn McCarthy, Heather Langdon, Mason McCarthy, Ellie McCarthy, Eva McCarthy and great-grandchildren, Lilly and Genna Langdon.
Pallbearers will be Bruce Ecton, Dale Ecton, Brian Ecton, Zac Ecton, Trevor Ecton and Dan Alldredge
The family wishes to extend our sincere thanks to the staff at Villa St. Francis, who have cared for Mom for the last six months.
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