Doris Stiles Obituary
Doris Edna Stiles of Canton, GA., age 81, passed away on Friday, January 23rd, 2026. She was born September 30th, 1944, in Marietta, Georgia. Doris graduated from Sprayberry High School in 1963. Right after high school, she went and worked at Larry Bell Park as a secretary. Later, she worked at Cotton States Insurance and met the love of her life, Wilford "Bob" Stiles. They married in May of 1972. She was proceeded in death by her mother and father Esther & Ben Gossage. Her husband Bob Stiles, brothers Earl Gossage and Ben Gossage, and sister Frances Harrison. Survivors include sisters Elizabeth Orton and Martha Miller, as well as many nieces and nephews. Celebration of life will be held at Sixes Church, 8385 Bells Ferry Road, Canton, GA 30114, on February 1st at 4:00 PM. Dinner for the family immediately afterwards at the church.
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