WHITING, DORIS - Doris E. Whiting, 97, of Colonial Heights, Virginia, passed away on August 30, 2011. She was born in Fredericton, the daughter of the late Howard and Blanche Gunter McLaughlin. She was the widow of Richard A. Whiting, her husband of 75 years, who passed away in January 2011 at the age of 100. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a grandson, David Todd Whiting; sisters, Ethel Tracey and Blanche Gay and brothers, Harold, Ralph and Wendell McLaughlin. She is survived by two sons, Robert Whiting (Anita) and David Whiting (JoAnne); a daughter, Nancy Crawford (Robert), all of Virginia; six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; a sister, Jean Kitchen (Reginald), and a brother-in-law, John Gay, of Fredericton; and many nieces and nephews. She graduated from Provincial Normal School (Teachers’ College) in Fredericton and taught at the Lower Queensbury School. Later she worked as a laboratory technician at Lederle Laboratories in New Jersey and at Allied Chemical (Honeywell) in Hopewell, Virginia. She was a faithful member of Ettrick United Methodist Church for over 60 years. She loved traveling, playing bridge, and preparing holiday meals for her family. She loved Virginia but she honored her mother’s request that she not give up her Canadian citizenship. After she and Richard retired, they enjoyed many summers at their log cabin in Lower Queensbury.
A memorial service is to be held on Tuesday, September 6, in Petersburg, Virginia.
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