Doris Grigsby

TAMMS, Ill. -- Doris Marie Grigsby, 79, of Tamms died Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born April 26, 1934, in Grand Chain, Ill., daughter of Roy and Violet Ablett Minor.

Doris loved to cook, collected cookbooks, and was known for her potato salad. She was a waitress at The Goose Pit. She loved to spend time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband, Charles Grigsby of Tamms; three daughters, Karen (Jim) Goodman of Mount Vernon, Wash., Deborah Ablett-Minor of Anna, Ill., and Vicki (David) Taylor of Jonesboro, Ill.; a son, Steven Earl Harp of Sedro-Woolley, Wash.; a stepson, Kevin (Susan) Grigsby of Anna; a stepdaughter, Kimberly (Tom) Glaab of Tamms; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; other relatives; and friends.

She was preceded in death by infant children, Janet Lee Harp and David Wayne Bosecker; three brothers, Paul Minor Sr., Robert Minor and Raymond Minor Sr.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, with the Rev. Clark Short officiating. Interment will be in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens.

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