Doris Olene Thompson

Doris Olene Thompson, 83, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016.
Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Newark Church of Christ, 205 Mellown St., Newark. Interment: 5 p.m. in Getheseme Cemetery, Caddo, Okla. Visitation: Noon to 1 p.m., prior to service.
Memorials: The family requests, in lieu of flowers, that donations be made to Christ's Haven Children's Home in Keller, Texas.
Doris was a member of Newark Church of Christ. She was adored by all for her kind and generous spirit and her love for the Lord. Doris was preceded in death by her parents, Claude and Maude Paddock; sisters, Pauline Damron and Cleo Aileen Waffle; and son, David Emerson.
Survivors: Daughters, Lisa Pollard and Susan Lee and husband, Yee Kow Lee; son, Stephen Emerson and wife, Tajuanna; daughter-in-law, Nita King; lifelong friend, Cecil Emerson; grandchildren, Rachel Elder, Cherie Tapley, Nathan Brainard, Wayne Emerson, Lauren Lee Merewether, Chanton Emerson, Brandon Lee, Chatham Emerson, Jordan Lee, Megan Lee, Chase Emerson and Taylor King; great-grandchildren, Luke Tapley, Ian Elder, Scout Tapley, Hudson Elder and Everette Emerson; sister, Peggy Ruble and many other loving family members and friends.