Doris Smith DuPriest

DuPRIEST, Doris Smith, 87, of Victoria, Va., passed away at Hickory Hill Retirement Community on Tuesday, August 11, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Douglas DuPriest; a brother, William Jackson Smith Jr.; and her granddaughter, Alison Grey Burke. Survivors include daughters, Anne D. Burke and husband, Jerry, of Lawrenceville, Va., Deborah S. DuPriest of Petersburg, Va.; and a son, Walter Douglas DuPriest Jr. and his wife, Mary W. DuPriest, of Smyrna, Ga.; She is also survived by her sister, Alice S. Kellam of Richmond, Va.; brother, Edward H. Smith of Lawrenceville, Va.; sister-in-law, Betty N. Smith of Franklin, Va.; grandsons, Jay Burke of Lawrenceville, Va., Walter D. DuPriest III and his wife, Lauren, of Atlanta, Ga., and Benjamin M. DuPriest of Athens, Ga.; great-granddaughter, Hailey G. Burke of Winchester, Va.; her special friend, Eloise Martin of Hickory Hill; and her beloved nieces and nephews. She was a member of the Victoria United Methodist Church, Victoria United Methodist Women and Victoria Garden Club. Doris served as organist, director of music and director of chancel choir of the Victoria United Methodist Church for 60 years. One of her greatest joys was the development of a special quartet using members from her choir. In 2006, the members of the group honored her by naming themselves the " Doris DuPriest Quartet" at a church-wide celebration of her many years of devoted service. The family will receive friends Wednesday (today) from 6 to 8 p.m at the Staples Funeral Home in Victoria. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, August 13, at 2 p.m. in the Victoria United Methodist Church, with interment in Lakeview Cemetery, Victoria. Please consider memorial donations to the Victoria United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 547, Victoria, Va. 23974.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.