Doris Winzer

DORIS MELANCON WAS BORN AUGUST 31, 1939, TO REV CLIFFORD B. MELANCON SR AND CORA JONES MELANCON IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. SHE WAS THE OLDEST DAUGHTER OF TEN. HER SIBLINGS: JAMES HENRY MELANCON, (Deceased) CLIFFORD B, MELANCON JR (Deceased), JOSEPH MELANCON DR (Deceased), HELEN MELANCON-GRIMES (Deceased), ALCEE MELANCON (Deceased),

SURVIVED BY:

JOYCE MELANCON NU'MAN, CHARLES MELANCON, PAULETTE MELANCON-LARKIN, ANTHONY MELANCON, ANTIONETTE MELANCON-SAM.

DORIS АССЕРТED THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AT 13 YRS OLD AND WAS BAPTIZED AT FIRST AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

SHE LATER ATTENDED SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH UNDER LEADERSHIP RON WITFIELD, PASTOR ROLAND, AND PASTOR DUNHAМ. SHE HAS BEEN A FAITHFUL MEMBER AND MOTHER OF THE CHURCH UNTIL HER DEATH.

DORIS GRADUATED FROM WALTER L. COHEN SR HIGH SCHOOL AT THE AGE OF 16 YRS OLD. SHE MOVED TO SAN FRANCISCO, CA THEN CAME TO MERCED, WHERE SHE MET JOE WINZER. THEY MARRIED AND HAD FIVE CHILDREN.

HER OLDEST SON IS ANTOINE MELANCON HUBBARD. THEN, FOLLOWED AFTER HIM IS CHERYL ANN WINZER POLLARD-BOOKER, LENORA WINZER-BRAXTON, JOE WINZER JR, LEE SULLIVAN WINZER AND VINCENT CARL WINZER.

HER GRANDCHILDREN ARE ANTOINETTE MELANCON-PITTMAN, IEISHA BELFORD, ALESHA "DEE" HARDIN AND ANTOINE HUBBARD JR., MARCUS POLLARD, ANTHONY BRAXTON, MICHAEL BRAXTON, Ceteyah Winzer, Chemika Bolden, Celita Holt, Channel Bolton, LAVINCE WINZER, LASHAUNDA WINZER, LEE S WINZER JR., AALIYAH WINZER. SHE HAS BEEN BLESSED WITH MANY GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

DORIS LATER BEGAN WORKING AT MERCED GENERAL HOSPITAL AS A NURSING ASSISTANT. SHE THEN FURTHER HER CAREER AND BECAME An LVN, THEN SHE FURTHER HER EDUCATION AND BECAME A REGISTERED NURSE (RN). AFTER WORKING MANY YEARS IN THE OB AND LABOR AND DELIVERY DEPT, SHE LATER RETIRED FROM MERCED COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (MCMC) THAT SHE LOVED AFTER 38 YRS OF WORKING AND SERVING OTHERS.

DORIS WAS ALSO A LONG-TIME MEMBER OF THE NAACP AND OF THE L AND L CLUB, THEY HOSTED MANY OF EVENTS, SOCIAL GATHERINGS IN MERCED AND SURROUNDING AREAS WITH HER BEST FRIENDS ROSE V, ALMETRIS, OLA, ROSE JONES, ANNETTE, JEAN, RUTH, AND MANY MORE. DORIS LOVED LIFE. SHE TRAVELLED BACK TO NEW ORLEANS OFTEN, AND WENT TO FAMILY REUNIONS, AND SHE ALSO LIKED TAKING CRUISES AND TRAVELING.

HER SISTER PAULA MAE MELANCON PRECEDED HER IN DEATH, HER FATHER PRECEDED HER IN DEATH IN (1966), AND HER HUSBAND JOE PRECEDED HER IN DEATH IN 1997. SHE LATER WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER MOTHER ON SEPT 8, 2003. HER SISTER HELEN MELANCON-GRIMES, HER BROTHER CLIFFORD MELANCON JR. FOLLOWED BY HER OLDEST DAUGHTER CHERYL POLLARD-BOOKER ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2004. LATER HER SON LEE S. WINZER PRECEDED HER IN DEATH ON DECEMBER 12, 2020, THEN HER OLDEST GRANDSON MARCUS POLLARD PRECEDED HER IN DEATH ON MAY 24, 2022.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER SON ANTOINE (MERCED), HER DAUGHTER LENORA (SACRAMENTO), HER SON JOE JR (JENNY), AND HER SON VINCENT.

SHE HAS BEEN BLESSED WITH GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN. DONAVON, JADE, AYANNA, BROOKLYN, ZAKARI, XZAVION, COLE, ADELINA, ZACHARIAH, MARIYAH. DAVION AND GIANNA.

AND A HOST OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, COUSINS AND FRIENDS.

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND THANK YOU TO SEVA HOSPICE TEAM. NURSE HARDEEP, NURSE SANDY AND SOCIAL WORKER ALBERTO.

TO HER NIECES BEVERLY, SHIRLEY AND NEPHEW LAVELLE (SNAP). THANK YOU, LOUISE, FOR CARING FOR MOTHER AND ALL THAT YOU DID AND CONTINUE TO DO.

THANK YOU ALL FROM DORIS WINZER FAMILY.

LOVE YOU ALL. YOUR MOTHER, MAMА, MOMS AND YOUR GRANDMA, DORIS

A visitation for Doris will be held Saturday, March 8, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM at Stratford Evans Merced Funeral Home, 1490 B Street, Merced, CA 953416304. A funeral service will occur Saturday, March 8, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, 1490 B Street, Merced, CA 953416304. A graveside service will occur Saturday, March 8, 2025 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM, 1490 B Street, Merced, CA 953416304. A reception will occur Saturday, March 8, 2025 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, 1490 B Street, Merced, CA 953416304.