Doris Isabel
(Michel) Stump
Doris Isabel
(Michel) Stump, 80, died Wednesday (Oct. 31, 2007) at Presbyterian Manor in
Newton.
She was born
on Feb. 27, 1927, in Amelia, Neb., to Octa (Eller) and the Rev. Otto Michel.
Three
husbands preceded her in death - Bob Wamsley, who died Nov. 24, 1944; Alfred
Fisher, who died May 12, 1984; and Gerald Stump, who died June 27, 1996.
She was a
member of the Long Island United Methodist Church in Long Island, Kan., where
she was the organist and pianist for more than 50 years. During her time in the
church, she also served as past president for the women's society and at the
general conference of the United Methodist Church. She was a devoted prayer
warrior and a student of the Bible.
She worked
as a clerk for KN Energy, where she retired in 1991. She also had been employed
for J.C. Penney in Phillipsburg.
Her love for
music blessed her with the ability to teach piano for more than 20 years.
Survivors
include two sons, David Fischer of Norton and Brian Fischer of Solomon; four daughters,
Susan Wise of Fort Worth, Texas, Katherine Mick of Newton, Beverly Koerperich
of Blanchard, Idaho, and Bonnie Laughlin of Norton; a brother, Clyde Michel of
Boulder, Colo.; and a sister, Norma Reese of Longview, Texas.
She also was
preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, Lester Michel.
Visitation
will be from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at Banta-Torrey Funeral Home in Alma, Neb.
Visitation
also will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday at Long Island United Methodist
Church in Long Island.
A celebration
of life will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Long Island United Methodist Church in Long
Island.
Burial will
follow in the Alma Cemetery in Alma, Neb.
Memorials
may be made to the Teens for Christ Connection in Phillipsburg, Whispering
Pines Retirement Center in Norton or the Presbyterian Manor-Haury Place in
Newton in care of the funeral home.
Broadway
Colonial Funeral Home in Newton and the Banta-Torrey Funeral Home in Alma,
Neb., are in charge of arrangements. Norton Flowers and Gifts is in charge of
the floral arrangements.
