MINNEOLA, KANSAS – Doris M. Brummett, 98, died Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Brookdale Senior Living in Dodge City, Kansas.

She was born July 1, 1922 in Douglas, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence F. and Pearl M. (Willis) Merrill.  She attended Wichita State College for 2 years after graduating from Valley Center High School. In high school she and three other girls sang in a quartet called the Gingham Girls.  They were fortunate enough to sing on a Wichita radio station several times.  The four remained friends the rest of their lives with Doris being the last.

She worked at Beach Aircraft during WWII repairing the motors on the drills that were used in building the planes.  While there she earned her swimming lifesaving badge.  A Minneola resident since 1968, moving from Liberal, Kansas, she was a homemaker.  She worked various jobs and retired from the Minneola Nursing Home having worked in the kitchen.

She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Meade, Kansas as well as VFW Ladies Auxiliary 1714 in Dodge City.  She loved to sew, quilt, knit, crochet and gardening.

On February 11, 1946 she married Fred Vanley at Bentonville, Arkansas.  They divorced in October of 1965.  On July 8, 1968 she married R.G. Bacon at Paducah, Texas.  He preceded her in death on June 9, 1988.  On November 10, 1992 she married Vernon Brummett.  He preceded her in death as well.

Survivors include: her daughter, Cheryl Hill and husband Larry, Krum, Texas; her son, Lonnie Pete Vanley and wife Shari, Cordelia Village, California; 6 grandchildren, Todd Vanley, Garden City, Tera Piper and Tiffany Brady both of Liberal, Brandon Hill, Texas City, Texas, Brenda Hill, Double Oak, Texas and Brenee Mitchell, Grapevine, Texas, 9 great grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Clarence Merrill.

Graveside services will be at 2:00 pm Saturday, June 19, 2021 at the Appleton Township Cemetery, south of Minneola, with Pastor Kent Peck officiating.  There will be no public visitation, cremation has taken place.

The family suggests memorials to St. Jude's in care of Minnis Mortuary, 1901 N. 14 ^th Ave., Dodge City, Kansas 67801.  Condolences may be sent to www.minnismortuary.net.