Doris M. Paul, age 88 years, of Clinton passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at Golden Living Center-Westwood, Clinton, Missouri. Graveside services will be held 11:30 A.M. Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Carrsville Cemetery, Huntingdale, Missouri. The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 A.M. at the Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Corinth Baptist Church and may be left in care of the funeral home. Fond memories and condolences can be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Doris Maxine (Brown) Paul was born October 7, 1926 at Niangua, MO, the daughter of Jesse L. and Eunice E. (McElfish) Brown.

She attended grade school at Brown Oak Grove country school near Niangua and graduated from Niangua High School in 1944.
On March 2, 1947, she was united in marriage to Norman E. Paul of Huntingdale, MO.

She was a long time member of the Corinth Baptist Church. She worked for the USDA Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) for 39 years, retiring April 3, 1993.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; sisters, Eris Dyche and husband Warren and Ramona Bridges and husband Don; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Glen Elrod, Mary Ann and Chester Moore and Margaret Brown.

She is survived by a son, Thomas E. Paul (Leigh) and daughter Sharon Wareham (Jerome), all of Clinton, MO; two granddaughters, Stefani Kerwin (Pat) of Overland Park, KS and Krista Justice (Chris) of Blue Springs, MO; great-grandchildren Leah K. Justice, Savannah R. Justice, Emma M. Kerwin, Riley G. Kerwin and Sam Kerwin; a brother, C.L. Brown (Jan) of Georgetown, TX; a sister-in-law, Beulah (Bea) Elrod of Clinton; also numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton, Missouri.