Doris Victoria Shell

Doris Victoria Shell Doris Victoria Shell, devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother “Granny” passed away peacefully April 29, 2023, at South Central Medial Center of Laurel, MS at the age of 87. She left her earthly home to be with her Lord and Savior after being born in Laurel, MS, 09-07-1935, growing up in the Sharon community having spent most all of her life in Jones County, still residing in Sharon at the time of her death. Doris attended Sharon School where she loved to play basketball and would often tell you her many stories from those years. She was an devoted LPN who worked at Nucare Nursing Home for 17 years where she loved and cared for many residents. If you walked through the door, at Nucare, it would not be uncommon for you to hear her singing gospel hymns to the residents. After retiring from the nursing home, she loved helping families by keeping preschool children in her home. As she got older, on a pretty day, she loved sitting on her back porch, feeding the chickens and working her puzzle books. She was an active member of First Baptist Church Sharon where she loved singing in the choir and singing solos when asked. Her favorite songs where the old gospel hymns, she grew up singing. Her first marriage was conducted by Reverend Grady Smith on 04-18-54 at the pastor’s home to Thomas Lamar Smith on Thomas’s birthday. They were blessed with 3 children, Norman Ray, Glenn Allen, and Marsha Gail. Thomas died in a tragic vehicle accident on 05-25-65. Later in life, Doris remarried Robert Lee Shell on 04-06-1996 whom she also dearly loved. Doris is also preceded in death by her latest loving and devoted husband Robert Shell, her mother and father, Mador Savannah Temple Hill, and William Horace Hill and by her brothers and sisters, Dewey Hill, James Carl “JC” Hill, Chassie Ruth Hill Myrick, Beatrice Hill Moss, and Wilma Lee Hill Springer. She is survived by her sons, Norman Ray (Vicki) Smith, Glenn Allen (Kathy) Smith, and daughter Marsha Gail Smith Taylor, seven grandchildren Jessica Smith, Jamie Smith, Josh Smith (Abbey), Dillon (Shea) Taylor, Dereck (Chira) Taylor, Dawson (Taylor) Taylor, Dakota Taylor and five great-grandchildren: Gavin Thomas Smith, Sawyer, Harlow and Khloie Taylor, and Victoria Paige Taylor. Visitation for Mrs. Doris Shell will be from 5-8pm on Tuesday evening 5-2-23, at First Baptist Church of Sharon with services the following day, Wednesday, 5-3-23 at 11am at the church followed by burial in the church cemetery. Reverend Matt Olsen of First Baptist Church of Sharon officiating. To sign the online guestbook, visit www.memorychapellaurel.com.

Doris Victoria Shell

September 7, 1935 - April 29, 2023