A Memorial Service will be held at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, Wesley Chapel on March 27, 2019 at 2:00pm, 13720 Roe Avenue, Leawood, Kansas 66224. Interment will take place at Mount Moriah Cemetery South at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made in honor of Doris to the Church.
Doris was born in Kansas City, Missouri on August 26, 1924 to Orin and Helene Higdon. When she was 6 the family moved to Los Angeles for 2 years. When they returned, leaving her tricycle behind, they moved to the family farm near Roanoke, Missouri. Doris graduated from Macon High School in 1942 and moved back to Kansas City to enroll at the University of Kansas City. When she was 21 while working at Addressograph Multigraph she met Ray Sharp and they were married on January 2, 1947 after a whirlwind romance. Doris and Ray were married for 42 years and had 4 children.
Doris had a long successful career as a real estate property manager. She sang and tap danced in Sweet Adelines for over 30 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her sister Judy and 2 granddaughters Rachel and Kristi.
She is survived by her children Greg (Mary), Chuck, Stacey Mcvey (Kip) and DeDe Raybuck (Craig}, 15 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandson.
