Doris Dunlap

Dunlap departed this life on April

30, 2017 in Merced, California at

the age of 104. She was born

on May 15, 1912 to Walter

Dallas Ledford and Martha

Rebecca Callison near Cypress,

California. She was the ninth

of their twelve children, all of

whom preceded her in death. She

was married to James Francis

Stafford on March 12, 1932 in

Long Beach, California. They

had two children, Helen Marie,

born July 5, 1935 and Thomas

James, born November 9, 1936.

After the death of her first

husband on October 30, 1942,

she married Harold Newhouse

Dunlap on February 29, 1948

in Los Angeles, California. They

had one daughter, Margaret

Kandis, born December 8, 1949

who died 19 months later on

August 1, 1951.

After graduation from Anaheim

High School in 1930, Doris

attended beautician school and

operated her own beauty shop

for several years. During World

War II, she worked for Lockheed

Aircraft in Burbank, Californian,

and was a “Rosie the Riveter”

helping to manufacture military

airplanes, B17’s and P38’s, for

the war effort. She and her

second husband operated two

family dairies in Merced County,

California, and later, a beef cattle

operation in Tehema County,

California. They first operated

Table Mountain Ranch near Red

Bluff, ran cattle in the mountains

west of the town of Mount Shasta,

and later owned and operated a

smaller ranch north of Red Bluff.

She was well acquainted with

hard work, riding many miles on

horseback, working cattle and

providing ranch-style meals to

those who came to visit or help

work cattle. She also drove a

school bus on a rural route.

Doris is survived by one son

and his spouse- Tom Stafford

(Margaret).

She is also survived by nine

grandchildren – Daniel Mayo

(Jacqueline), Catherine Blackmon

(Myron), Edith Daniels (Guy),

James Mayo (Evelyn), Mark

Mayo (Lisa), Bonnie Sumners,

Kathryn Olson (Tim), Karen

McClain (Kevin), Sandi Hunt

(Scott).

Doris is survived by twentysix

great grandchildren – Leslie

Rauwendaal (Randy), Christin

Kowalski, Rochelle Dunn

(Clover), Paris Wilson, Marshal

Wilson (Ariel), Joshua Daniels

(Suhrei), Alissa Holiday (Steve),

Zachary Daniels (Promise), Joy

Brinlee (Jared), Melody Buie

(Stephen), Andrew Daniels

(Jordan), Luke Daniels, Julia

Daniels, David Daniels, Matthew

Mayo (Ashley), Richard Mayo

(Katelyn), Anna Mayo, Jared

Sumners (Kate), Chad Sumners,

Brooke Sumners, Ross Olson,

Elizabeth Sluis (Dan), Carolyn

Harris (Rick), Jessica James

(Jason), Tyler Hunt, Alex Hunt.

Doris is also survived by fortyeight

great great grandchildren

and numerous nieces, nephews

and their offspring.

She received excellent care in

her later years in the home of

her daughter Helen Mayo and

husband Harvey, when she could

no longer live independently.

Helen and Harvey preceded

her in death. They were aided

by numerous family members

including Jordan Daniels,

Rochelle Dunn, Edith Daniels

and Evelyn Mayo. A dear family

friend and caregiver, Serena

Cooper, provided exceptional care

and expressed her love to Doris

in countless ways. The fact that

Doris lived as long as she did and

enjoyed a good quality of life in

those later years, is largely due to

the wonderful care she received

in the Mayo home.

Her family, many of whom

affectionately have known her

as “Grams”, was very important

to her, and she will be fondly

remembered and very much

missed by them.

Funeral arrangement will

be handled by Stratford

Evans Merced Funeral Home,

and interment will be held at

Plainsburg Cemetery, 8943

Gillette Road, Le Grand,

California. A Celebration of

Life service will be held at 1:00

p.m. on Friday, May 5, 2017 at

Planada Community Church,

9182 Stanford St. in Planada,

California 95365.

The wonderful care that Doris

received in her later years by

family members, friends, La

Sierra Care Center, Dr. Teresita

Enad, M.D. and Hines Hospice is

gratefully appreciated.

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