MYRA DOSS

CHARLESTON -- Myra May Doss, 85, of Alton, Ill., died Monday, Aug. 24, 1998, at St. Anthony's Hospital in Alton.

She was born June 22, 1903, in Brownsville, Tenn., daughter of Robert Lee and Donie Pierce Forgey. She and Paul Doss were married Oct. 18, 1919. He died Dec. 8, 1975.

Doss lived in Mississippi County most of her life. She was employed by Falkoff, Jaspers and Friedman Department Stores, retiring in 1970. She was a member of the Church of God in East Prairie.

Survivors include two daughters, Dorothy Brown of Brighton, Ill., Louetta Lippard of Bethalto, Ill.; four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two brothers and four sisters.

Friends may call at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Larry Smith officiating. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery.