A service to honor and remember Doris is scheduled for 6 PM, Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Hill Crest Memorial Funeral Home in Haughton, LA. Her nephew, and minister of the gospel who led her to Jesus Christ about fifteen years ago, Ronald Bamburg will serve as officiant for the service. The family invites friends to a visitation from 5 PM to service time at the Funeral Home.
Doris passed from this world with victory through her savior Jesus Christ on July, 1 2019. She will be given to eat of the Tree of Life by Jesus which is in the midst of God’s paradise for all eternity. And she will drink surely from the Fountain of Living Waters which flow from the throne of God. Having grown up during the Great Depression, she always thought of herself as poor. In God’s Kingdom, she will enjoy riches and pleasure forevermore.
Doris may not have been rich in worldly possessions but she was wealthy beyond measure in family closeness and love. She was born third of seven children given to Vandy Wren Bamburg and Jarrett Taylor Bamburg. Her mother Vandy was the embodiment of the virtuous woman you read about in the Book of Proverbs. She cared for and fed all seven devotedly. By her example, she taught them to work hard always doing your very best, to be honest and forthright, to enjoy healthy nutritious foods like baked sweet potatoes, parched peanuts, homemade biscuits and teacakes, and to be clean. She loved them all equally and encouraged them to love one another and stay close as a family. And love one another they did and still do. After leaving one by one the Martin Community near Coushatta, LA known as “Tarheel”; they all migrated to the Shreveport and surrounding areas. They were all hard working and successful people and loved their children like they were loved. They remained a close family and gathered together for holidays, Sunday dinners, fish frys and sometimes just coffee and Southern Maid donuts.
Doris was a stay-at-home mom for many years making all her girls clothes on her Singer sewing machine. Her home, though modest, was always shiny clean and served the most wonderful meals on a very tight budget. She was an excellent money manager, making every penny count. In her late thirties, she ventured of necessity into the workforce outside of the home. She knew about serving and planning wonderful food, so that is what she pursued. Somewhat of a perfectionist and hard worker, she excelled and soon was promoted to management positions. She always wore a spotless, crisp white uniform and wore white shoes, polished daily. She served as supervisor over the dietary department at Centenary College for many years, retiring from that job, but continuing to find other opportunities to work. She worked at a job until she was nearly 80 years of age.
While at Centenary, she impressed a wealthy alumnus, Mrs. McNutt. Mrs. McNutt asked Doris if she would take a leave to come to Texas and work at her dude ranch. She did so on three occasions. One occasion was to help plan and supervise the meals and events of Mrs. McNutt’s granddaughter’s wedding. Doris had the time of her life. She and Mrs. McNutt remained good friends until Mrs. McNutt passed away. Doris loved to work and took pride in doing an outstanding job in all she put her hand to.
So many members of her family have passed on. She missed them all and spoke of them so often as if they were still alive. These include her parents; her oldest brother Ishmael Bryant Bamburg; her sister Norma and brother-in-law Junior Ludwig and their infant son, Trip; her brother, Huey Bamburg, who was almost like her twin; her baby sister, Athalea (Tootsie) and brother-in-law Barney Dunnam and Don their son; and one great grandchild, Lawson Bo Brandon. Also, she and her siblings lost their baby sister, Robbie, as a toddler.
She is survived by daughter, Patricia Collins; daughter, Paula and her husband, David Johnson; brother, Robert Bamburg and his wife Myra, along with their three sons, Robert, Gary, Doug and their families; sister-in law, Pauline Bamburg along with her sons Ronnie and Steve and their families; sister-in-law, Hazel Bamburg and her children, Suzanne, Sally, and Jarrett, and their families; daughters of Doris’s sister Norma (nieces), Billy Jean and Joanne, and their families.
She leaves behind four grandchildren, Wren Kimberly Ripoll with husband Chris, Trichell Lowe with husband Lance, Shay Carter and Kristen Brandon and husband Jerry; most adored of all her great grandchildren, Ty Ripoll (a U.S. Marine), Will Ripoll, Jerry Lee Brandon, III, Hagan Brandon (a National Guardsman), and Rayne Ripoll. Doris took great pride in each one’s service and accomplishments.
Serving their grandmother as pallbearers are grandson, Shay Carter (a Bossier Parish Sherriff’s Deputy), and great grandsons, Will Ripoll, Hagan Brandon and Jerry Lee Brandon, III. Ty Ripoll and Lawson Bo Brandon will serve as honorary pallbearers.
And finally, God has these words of assurance for Doris, Fear thou not, for I am with you; be not afraid nor dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you. I will uphold you with the right hand of My Righteousness. Isaiah 41:10- The Word of the Lord.
