Doris McGuire - 1928-2007
Doris Meredith McGuire, 79, of Ashland, Ky., died Monday, May 28, 2007, in King’s Daughters Medical Center.
She was born May 26, 1928, in Catlettsburg, Ky., a daughter of the late Haskell and Lulu Bates Meredith.
Mrs. McGuire was also preceded in death by her husband, Edgar E. “Gene” McGuire, in 1992; a sister, Barbara Barnett; and a granddaughter, Beth Ann McGuire.
She was a longtime member of Beech Street Christian Church, a member of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the Red Hat Society and the Boyd County Book Club and a volunteer at King’s Daughters Medical Center and the Paramount Arts Center. At age 50, she graduated with honors from Morehead State University. After graduation, she taught in the Ashland Independent School District, the Boyd County School District and at Ashland Community College. She was an avid traveler, particularly enjoying her two trips to Europe. She especially loved her time studying art in Florence, Italy.
Surviving are three sons, Larry William McGuire and wife Debbie of Richmond, Ky., Garrett Meredith McGuire of Cincinnati and Lee Curtis McGuire and wife Jane of Columbus, Ohio; three sisters, Helen Conley of Dothan, Ala., and Marinetta Large and Diana Davis, both of Columbus; grandchildren Jason Garrett McGuire and wife Cyndi, Kristoffer Lee McGuire, Amy Lynn McGuire and Allison Michelle Bruno and husband Robert; and two great-grandchildren, Ryan Garrett McGuire and Gabriella Marie Bruno.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 31, 2007, at Steen Funeral Home-Central Avenue Chapel in Ashland by the Rev. Ken Vaughn. Burial will be in Ashland Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today, May 30, 2007, at the funeral home.
Contributions may be made to the Beech Street Christian Church Family Life Center Building Fund, 1672 Beech St., Ashland, KY 41102 or the Morehead State University Psychology Department.
Condolences may be sent to steenfuneralhomes.com.
