Doris Jean Null

Doris Jean Null, age 82, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013, at St. Luke's Plaza Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born on September 15, 1930, in Humboldt, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Mable (Switzer) Manley. She grew up and attended schools in Chanute, Kansas. Doris was united in marriage to Charles Edward Null on December 4, 1949, in Chanute, Kansas. This union was blessed with three children, Tom, Rhonda and Karen. After their marriage, they moved to Buffalo, Kansas. They bought a dairy farm near Harris, Kansas in 1956. She worked on the farm, and also as a cook at Garnett High School in the 1970's. She enjoyed spending time with her family, quilting, sewing, playing cards and gardening. She was an excellent cook. Doris was a member of the First Christian Church and she was a Red Hat Lady. In 2006, she moved from the farm to Garnett. Doris was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Charles Null in 1998; her son Tom Null in 1999; her sister Catherine Stover; and an infant sister. She is survived by her daughter Karen Reed and husband Richard of Harris, Kansas; sisters Margaret Burdge of Knoxville, Tennessee; Viola Frane and husband Gerald of Highlands Ranch, Colorado; Charlene Bridges and husband Lyle of Chanute, Kansas; six grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at the First Christian Church in Garnett, Kansas. Burial will follow in the Amiot Cemetery in Harris, Kansas. Family will be present to greet friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Garnett. Memorial contributions may be made to WINGS and left in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com