Doris Ellen Matthews Henson was born April 17, 1923 in Berlin, Oklahoma to Jessie Lee and Nolan Matthews.
She passed away September 11, 2012 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 89 years, 4 months and 24 days.
Doris grew up in the Berlin community and graduated from Berlin High School.
She was married to Elwin Johnston and a daughter, Karolyn, was born to this union.
They moved to California where Doris did her part for the war effort working as a "Rosie the Riveter".
She returned to Oklahoma and was attending nursing school at Elk City when she met Bill Henson and they were later married. Bill worked in the oilfield and his job took them all across the country.
Doris loved to travel and spent many years touring both in the United States and abroad where she visited England, Denmark, Singapore and Indonesia. She experienced many adventures and also met many diverse and interesting people. This was her greatest joy in life as was relating these times to her friends and relatives.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and two brothers, Bill "Sonny" Matthews and James Matthews.
She is survived by her a daughter, Karolyn Cruze and husband, Arnold of Memphis, Texas; two grandchildren, Stephen Cruze of Memphis, Texas; and Patty Smith and husband, Kent of Stroud, Oklahoma; a great granchild, Mavrick Cruze; a brother, Daniel Matthews and wife, Pat of Windover, Utah; and a host of other relatives and friends.
The family requests memorial donations be made to the Berlin Cemetery.
Services will be held Friday, September 14, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Rose Chapel officiated by Kendell Hamilton.
Burial will be at Berlin Cemetery under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service.
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