Doris Shue

Burlington- Mrs. Doris Shirley Gerringer Shue, age 86, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at the Homeplace of Burlington. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Gerringer and the late Sarah Annie Jones Gerringer and was married for over 34 years to Welker Overton Shue, Sr., who died in 1982. Doris was a career homemaker and was a member of First United Methodist Church of Elon, where she was involved in the Women's Society, and she was also a member of the Downtown Dancers. Doris was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Mrs. Shue is survived by her son, Welker O. Shue, Jr. and his wife, Gail, of Spring Hill, FL; five grandchildren, Tyler Shue, Nathan Shue, Wendy Hunter, Jay Hunter and Kari Melissa Moorefield; five great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; a daughter, Karen Gay Shue Hunter Baughn, sisters, Peggy Robertson, Rose Cleone Tickle, Jean Garrison and brothers Bobby Gerringer, Dwight Gerringer and Basil Gerringer. The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00am Friday at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Tom Barton. Interment will follow at Alamance Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6pm to 8pm Thursday evening at the funeral home and other times at the granddaughter, Kari's home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice & Pallative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Rd. Burlington, NC 27215 or to Blinded Veterans Association 125, N. West St., 3rd floor, Alexandria VA 22314.