Doris Mead

Mangham

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IN LOVING MEMORY

Doris Mead Mangham

Nov 24 1936 - Sep 23 2014

 

Doris Mead Mangham, age 77 of McKinney, Texas passed away September 23, 2014 in McKinney, Texas.  She was born November 24, 1936 in Durant, Oklahoma to Jack and Lorene Mead.  On May 30, 1969 she married James Melton Mangham in Dallas, Texas.  She was educated in the Durant schools and Southeastern Oklahoma State University.  After leaving college, Doris began her career with Neiman Marcus where she worked for several years in both Houston and Dallas.  She was also an antiques dealer and in property management for many years before retirement.  Throughout most of her life she was a community volunteer with a focus on youth which brought her a lot of joy.  Doris loved decorating and she had a way of putting flair into every space, she was an award winning photographer, and had a lifelong love of reading. Doris brought life to a room with her warm personality and her sense of humor.  She was a strong woman and amazed everyone with the strength she showed during her battle with cancer. 

She is survived by her daughter, Kay Mangham of McKinney, Texas; brother, Don Mead and wife of Durant, Oklahoma, and two nieces and two nephews. 

She was preceded in death by her son, Steve Mangham; her husband, Jim Mangham; her brother, Billy Mead; and her parents Jack and Lorene Mead.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 29, 2014, at St Peter’s Episcopal Church, 400 N. College Street, McKinney, Texas 75069 with Father Michael Hoffman officiating. Pallbearers will be Charles Scimeca, Larry Spencer, Kenneth Brown, Wyatt Dendy, Richard Quinlan and Ed Mayzer. Interment will follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park, Allen, Texas.

The family request that donations in her memory be made to St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (Father Michael’s Discretionary Fund) or Mayo Clinic Cancer Research Foundation GERA Program, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.

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