Doris Lee Bever, 81, rural Wabash, died at 2:58 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. She was born July 22, 1933 in Wabash to Jacob Leroy Bower and Marion (Gaston) Bower Egolf.

Doris was a 1951 graduate of Urbana High School. She married Donald Bever in Urbana, Indiana on Aug. 15, 1964. She retired from Ford Meter Box in 1998, worked 20 years at General Tire in Wabash, and also co-owned, along with her husband, Bever Real Estate and Investments. Doris was a member of the Dora Christian Church and the Woman’s Clubhouse Association. She enjoyed gardening, animals, bird watching, staying busy, and especially enjoyed her family.

She is survived by her husband: Donald Bever, Wabash; three children: Michael (Beverly) Urschel, James (Kathy) Urschel, both of Wabash, and Joseph (Darcie) Bever, Lagro; two step-children: John (Donna) Bevier, Raleigh, N.C., and Monica Robisch, Wabash; 16 grandchildren, nine great grandchildren; brother: John (Judy) Bower, Wabash; and two sisters: Muirel (Charles) Tyson, Wabash, and Beatrice Reed, Kokomo.

She was preceded in death by her parents; son: Steven Paul Urschel; daughter: Elizabeth Anne Bever; sister: Elva Jean Rouch; and half brother: Arden “Bob” Bower.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb.11, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Pastor Mark Wisniewski officiating. Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery, Lagro. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home.

Preferred memorial is Wabash County Cancer Society.

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