KINGSDOWN - Doris Marie Baldwin, 87, died Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Hill Top House, Bucklin.
She was born July 22, 1930 at Dodge City, the daughter of Victor C. and Myrtle (Swayze) Imel. She attended grade school and high school in Kingsdown graduating in 1948. She attended Kansas State University in Manhattan for 1 year. She was a homemaker and loved sewing, cooking, gardening and taking care of her family and home.
She was a member of the Kingsdown Presbyterian Church, serving in many capacities: teacher, musician, gardener, trustee and elder. She was also a member of the United Presbyterian Women and enjoyed study and fellowship with others.
On August 21, 1949 she married H. Joe Baldwin at the First United Methodist Church in Bucklin. They were married 51 years. He preceded her in death on September 13, 2005.
Survivors include: her 2 daughters, Charlotte Clevenger and husband Roger, Kingsdown and Marcia Schneider, San Antonio, Texas; her brother, Charles Imel, Kingsdown; 5 grandchildren, Dustin Clevenger and wife Jenny, Rachel Richmond, Adam Clevenger and wife Lacey, Ethan Schneider and Aaron Schneider; and 4 great grandchildren, Elijah Richmond, Jack Clevenger, Grant Clevenger and Anna Clevenger.
She was also preceded in death by her parents and her sister-in-law, Yvonne Imel.
Funeral service will be 2:00 pm Monday, January 29, 2018 at the Kingsdown Presbyterian Church with Pastor Suzie Woods officiating. Burial will follow in the Bucklin Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Sunday at Minnis Mortuary, Bucklin.
The family suggests memorials to the Kingsdown Presbyterian Church or Hill Top House both in care of Minnis Mortuary, P.O. Box 516, Bucklin, Kansas 67834.