Doris Jeanne (Vaughan) Perry
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D Obituary - March 29, 2020
May 17, 1927 - March 20, 2020
Doris Jeanne Perry, age 92,
died Friday March 20, 2020,
following a long struggle with
Alzheimer’s disease.
Born May 17, 1927, in
Montrose, Colorado, she was the
daughter of the late Hurd and
Fern Vaughan. Doris graduated
from Montrose High School in
Montrose, CO.
She had been briefly employed as a secretary in the mining
industry, during which time she met and married her beloved
husband of over 70 years, the late Howard Perry. For the rest of her
life she was a housewife, devoted to caring for her family and her
lovely home.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Grand Junction,
and was active in the Church’s Women’s Bible Study group.
She enjoyed flower gardening, golfing, cooking, reading, and
sightseeing on drives all through Colorado and beyond.
She was a kind, patient and loving person who was dedicated to
her family and to God.
Doris was preceded in death by husband, Howard, and children,
Julie Aaragon, and David Perry.
She is survived by daughters, Carolyn (Jim) Campbell, Denver,
CO, and Linda (David) Vaughan, Grand Junction, CO; six
grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.
Memorial services are postponed until further notice.
Please consider making a memorial contribution in Doris Perry’s
name to HopeWest Hospice, 3090B N 12th St., Grand Junction, CO.
Services have been entrusted to Brown’s Cremation and F
