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Doris Burr, age 102, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Sep. 22, 2022 at the Birch Adult Foster Care Home in Leonidas. She was born in Brady Township, Michigan on March 3, 1920 the daughter of the late Henry and Bertha (DeHoff) Metty. She attended the Harper, Carney, and Bond Country Schools, and graduated from Vicksburg High School with the class of 1938. While the family was share-cropping at the Oswalt farm on 37th Street, she met her future husband, Merle Burr. They fell in love, and were married on May 1, 1943. They purchased a farm in 1948 where they raised their three sons, and continued to farm for the next forty years. She enjoyed canning, sewing, playing the piano and singing gospel music.
Doris is survived by her sons, Delbert (Terry) Burr, Frank (Sharon) Burr and Roy (Kathy) Burr all of Mendon; eight grandchildren, Allen (Sara) Burr, Wendy Burr, Matt (Flora) Burr, Tracy (Mark) Thomas, Debbie (Ryan) Kemppainen, Ron (Amy) Vaughn, Julie (Jesse) Rose, and Jennifer (Kip) Vaughn; and nineteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Earl Metty; and by her husband, Merle in 2004.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Saturday September 24, 2022 at the Eickhoff funeral Home in Mendon with Rev. Timothy Boles officiating. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will be in North Fulton Cemetery. It is suggested that memorial contributions be directed to Kindred Hospice, 1911 W. Centre Ave., Portage, MI 49024. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.eickhofffuneralhome.com
