Doris Swindell

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Doris Jeanette Powers Swindell, 89, passed from this life Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, in Kansas City.

She was born June 26, 1932, in Parma, Missouri, to Wilma and True Powers. Doris married James "Shorty" Swindell in 1950, the year after graduating high school. They lived in Bloomfield, Missouri, until 1967, when they moved to Salem, Missouri.

Doris enjoyed music, sports and nature. In her younger years, she sang and played piano in a traveling group, the Girls Glee Club. She was a devoted follower of Shannon and the Rhythm Kings, Yadier Molina (and his team) and Charlie Spoonhour. She was a passionate spectator at events in which her children or grandchildren were involved.

Doris's quiet grace affected many people. She was supportive and kind to her neighbors, in-laws and community. Her family and their friends knew her home was a place of acceptance, warmth and good food. The families that she helped with their homes considered her a true friend, and the many children she helped to raise experienced her genuine generosity and compassion. The name "Granny Doris" brings a smile to many faces and warmth to many hearts.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Margie Lou and Lenore; brothers, Victor, Doyle and Roger; husband, James R. Swindell; son Don; and son-in-law, Gary Fowler.

She is survived by siblings, John (Myrna) Powers, J.C. Powers, David Powers, Dwight Powers and Chester (Emma) Powers; children, Doyle (Susan) Swindell, Sondra (Bill) Epperly, Rena (Jerry) Hindman and James (Sarah) Swindell; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.