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Doris G. Carpenter

Doris Gene Carpenter, 90, of Wabash, IN, and having family in Huntington, IN, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, at 9:15 a.m. at Vernon Health and Rehab in Wabash.

Mrs. Carpenter was a 1945 graduate of Lincolnville High School. She was a homemaker and a nurse’s aide for Friendly Nursing Home and Pleasant View Nursing Home, both of Wabash.

She was born Oct. 9, 1927, in Lincolnville to Frank and Dora Page Cross Gaines. She married Raymond E. Carpenter in Wabash on April 31, 1971; he preceded her in death on Jan. 8, 2018.

She is survived by three daughters, Sherry (Roger) Baumbauer, Sarina Bitzel and Doretta Tucker, all of Wabash; a stepdaughter, Diana (Aaron) Biehl, of Huntington; nine grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by a son, Danny Tucker.

There were no services.

Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, of Wabash, handled the arrangements.

The memorial guest book may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.