Doris Rosser Suitt Holt, age 87, of Silsbee, passed away on Friday, January 18, 2008 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Aunt Doris was born on June 2, 1920, in Call, Texas to William S. Rosser and Fannie Lou Bishop and was the sixth of their 10 children.
Doris worked at Morris Pharmacy for many years and also was a newspaper carrier for the Beaumont Enterprise. In response to a letter from a newspaper customer, a circulation director agreed that if there was an award for Carrier of the Year , Doris would certainly have received that designation.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands J. O. Suitt and R. J. Holt, her sisters Mattie Lou Harrington, Althea Paramore and Inez Grisham, and her brothers William, Neff and Norman Rosser. She is survived by her stepson Jerry Holt of Austin, her sisters Norma Wallace of Silsbee and Emma Lou Brownlee of Wildwood, her brother W. S. Rosser of Silsbee, a step granddaughter, and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.
Visitation will be on Sunday, January 20, 2008 from 4:00 6:00 pm at Farmer Funeral Home in Silsbee, with graveside services to be held at 11:00 am Monday, January 21, 2008 at Resthaven Cemetery in Silsbee.
