Doris Arlene Cameron

Doris A. Crumrine Cameron
Eden, Idaho - Doris A. Crumrine Cameron 89, passed away January 9, 2015 at St Luke's Magic Valley Hospital as a result of a sudden illness.
Doris was born in Galesburg, Kansas on September 20, 1925 to Kiefer and Juanita Duecy Makinson. She was the oldest of 6 children. Her family moved to Idaho in 1927. She attended schools in the Hazelton area and graduated from Hazelton High School in 1943. Doris married Don Crumrine on May 7, 1946. They raised their 5 children in Hazelton with great neighbors and there never was a dull moment.
Doris and Don had been married 25 years when Don passed away on March 10, 1971, Doris then married Harold Cameron and gained 4 step children from this marriage. They had 25 years working and traveling together. Harold passed away in October 1996.
Doris held many jobs; working in the potato harvest, waiting tables at Grace's Café, clerking at the liquor store and Mike's Market, and finally spending 26 years as a Rural Mail Carrier. She retired from the Post Office in 1988.
Doris' enjoyed many hobbies including gardening, cooking, bowling, fishing, canning, and playing baseball in high school. If she wasn't out working in her garden, then she was in her kitchen baking cookies or making strawberry jam. You knew you were special if she gave you strawberry jam, molasses cookies, peanut brittle or home-made tomato soup. Doris was a strong, loving, caring woman who was never idle. She was a friend to many and like a second mom to numerous nieces and nephews.
Some of Doris' fondest memories were a trip to Kansas with Calvin, Carla, Carma and Charlotte to visit family and her birthplace, and a trip to Seattle with her 5 children and their spouses to attend a Mariners game. She always loved being there for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren's special events and activities. Doris volunteered at the Silver and Gold Senior Center in Eden and she worked as a volunteer at the Office on Aging thru CSI for 25 years. She was presented the Brightest Star award from Governor Otter for her volunteer work in 2011. Doris thoroughly enjoyed being a member of the Friendship Club. She attended the Valley Presbyterian Church and the Baptist Church in Hansen.
Doris is survived by her children, Ed (Sylvia) Crumrine, Calvin (Susan) Crumrine, Carla (Joe) Carter, Carma (Larry) Hamby, and Charlotte (Rick) Erickson. Also her grandchildren, Heather, Megan, Emily, Casey, LeAnn, Kim, Mike, Caria, Cassie, Meghan, Amanda, Courtney, Erinn, Katie and 17 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her step children Daryl, Kenneth (Jackie), and Steven (Linda) Cameron and Carolyn (Barry) Sullivan, and many step grandchildren and great grandchildren. Doris is survived by her sisters Verla Laughlin, Barbara Evans, Shirley Cooper, and her brother Ronald Makinson and their families. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Robert Makinson, her sister Donna Joann Willard and her 2 husbands.
The funeral service will be conducted Thursday January 15, 2015 at 1:00 PM at White Mortuary, 136 4th Ave E., Twin Falls, Idaho. A viewing for family and friends will be from 6 to 8 PM on Wednesday evening, January 14, 2015 at White Mortuary in Twin Falls. A graveside service will follow at the Hazelton Cemetery in Hazelton, Idaho.
The family suggests memorial donations be made in Doris' memory to the Silver and Gold Senior Center, PO Box 331, Eden, Idaho 83325.
Mom we miss you more than words can express, you were our rock, our confident, and the center of our lives. Rest in Peace Mom, we love you. "If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Romans 10:9
Condolences may be left for the family by visiting www.whitemortuary.com.

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When: Thursday, January 15th, 2015
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