Doreen Kimbrell was born December 5, 1935 in a rural home southwest of Wilson, Oklahoma. Her parents were Chester and Hazel Kimbrell. She attended Zaneis School in Carter County, Oklahoma where she graduated in 1954. Doreen was an active member in 4-H while she was in high school. She earned numerous awards and trips for her outstanding work in this organization. Following graduation, she attended Oklahoma A&M University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, where she majored in Home Economics. In 1956, she left school and married. For a short period, she lived in Seattle, Washington. Following that, she returned to Oklahoma where her three children were born. Doreen returned to school at the University of Oklahoma where she obtained a B.S. in Art, and a master’s degree in Art History, finishing in 1972. Upon graduation, she took a teaching position at Shawnee High School, where she was heavily involved in many community activities, including Community Theater. Following her teaching career, she was employed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, providing nutritional guidance for Native Americans. In 1982, Doreen moved to Texas. Retraining herself, in 1984, Doreen became a successful insurance underwriter working for aviation insurance companies. After retiring in 1997, she was able to fully enjoy her favorite hobbies of gardening, crafting and needlework. Doreen also spent a large amount of time tracing family genealogy. However, Doreen’s greater love was her family. She took such pride in being a parent, grandparent, and aunt. Doreen was preceded in death by her parents, and her beloved son Mark. She is survived by two daughters, Julia Hale and husband Dan, Lisa Jordan and husband Marshall Cunningham, and daughter-in-law Lynette Jordan. Her grandchildren are Heather Hale, Ashley Hale, Christopher Shockley and wife Jamie, Grant Jordan, Dakota and Madison Cunningham. She has one great-grandchild Olivia Filner. In addition, Doreen is also survived by three brothers, Roger, Gerald, and Louis Kimbrell; two sisters, Jackie and Janet Kimbrell; and many nephews and nieces. In Lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718 or www.cancer.org. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Chapel, in Allen, Texas. Interment will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Cemetery in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Family and friends are invited to the funeral home at their convenience on Monday to pay their respects and to sign the register book. The family will receive friends during a visitation Monday evening from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m., at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home.