Doris Frances Busbee, 92, of Houston, formerly of Victoria passed away August 12, 2019. She was born October 15, 1926 in London, England, to the late James and Mary Ann Julia Dawson Sykes, the youngest of their 15 children. As a young girl, Doris went to work at a cigarette factory at the age of 14 and later joined the Women’s Junior Air Corp at 16. She survived the bombing of London including the “Blitz” of 1940-41 and the continued bombing and V2 rocket attacks though 1945. She met an American Ray Busbee who was in the Army Air Corps and they were married in 1945. After the war Ray was sent to Alaska and then to Colorado Springs, Colorado. Doris came to Colorado Springs with their 6-month-old son, Richard and they lived there until his discharge in 1947. They then moved to Snyder, Texas in 1947 to be close to Ray’s family. While in Snyder their family grew with the addition of Michael, Patrick and Mark. In 1961 they moved to Victoria to start anew. 1968 saw Doris become a Naturalized American Citizen and earn her GED certificate. In the early 1970’s Doris decided that she wanted to pursue nursing as a career and traveled daily to Cuero Hospital for LVN training. After graduation in 1974, she worked at DeTar and Citizens Memorial Hospitals in Victoria. After Ray passed away in 1991, she stayed in Victoria until 2006 when she moved to Houston to be close to her sons. She was a member of the Catholic Church in both Snyder and Victoria. She loved her children and her dogs, “Beau” and “Opal”, and cat, “K.C.”, who gave her much happiness and company. She loved to follow the Royal Family, Princess Diana and the Beatles.
Survivors include her sons, Richard Thomas Busbee (wife Gloria), Michael Ray Busbee (Wife Mary), John Patrick Busbee and Mark Edward Busbee (Wife Christina), 8 grandchildren,10 great-grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren and 5 step great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Thomas Busbee, in 1991, and her siblings.
Visitation will be from 6-8pm followed by a rosary Friday, August 23, 2019 at Rosewood Funeral Chapels. Funeral services will be at 10 am Saturday, August 24, 2019 at Rosewood Funeral Chapels with burial following in Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Craig Busbee, Erik Busbee, Stephen Cole, Vinny Mansueto, Jon Patrick Busbee and David Martyn.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to Adopt-A Pet.
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