Doris Lee Frederick, 85, Paxton, Ill., died at 1:07 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Ill.
A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Humboldt, with Father Michael Linnebur officiating. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Humboldt.
There will be a Rosary at 9:30 a.m. followed by the visitation from 10 to 10:30 a.m. at the church on Saturday. Countryside Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Doris was born Feb. 27, 1931, in Yates Center, the daughter of Leslie Claude and Thelma F. Ferree Chambers. She married Clarence R. Frederick May 8, 1948, in Yates Center. He preceded her in death Aug. 1, 2013.
She is survived by a son, Richard (Carla) Frederick, Kilgore, Texas; one daughter, Avis (Glen) Vermillion, Potomac, Ill.; two granddaughters, Michele (Bob) Bagwell, Paxton, and Shannon (Forrest) Tardiff, Paxton; stepgrandchildren, Jim, Steve, Kelli, Jodi and Luke; two great-grandchildren, Cainan and Emmy Bagwell; and many stepgreat-grandchildren.
Doris also was preceded in death by her parents, three infant sons, a sister, Wilma Jean Chambers Jeffers, and two brothers, Leonard and Billie Chambers.
She graduated from Yates Center High School in 1948 and worked as a legal secretary. She lived in Broken Arrow, Okla., before moving to Paxton in 2013.
Doris was an avid quilter. She enjoyed cross stitch, crocheting and embroidery.
Memorials may be made to Carle Hospice. Condolences may be offered at www.baierfuneralservices.com.
Doris Frederick
