Obituaries: Waters

Posted on February 9, 2015

Doris Waters

Doris E. Waters, 87, of Bloomington, died at 3:48 p.m. Feb. 7 at Heritage Health, Bloomington.

Her memorial service will be at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington.  Interment will be at a later date in her hometown of La Plata, Mo.  There will be no visitation.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to any U.S. Veteran-related agency.

She was born Nov. 24, 1927 in La Plata, a daughter of Hobart M. and Gracie May Easley Slaughter.  She married M. Thomas Waters on June 3, 1948 and he preceded her in death in 1998.

Surviving are her children, Greg (Christie) Waters of Bloomington and Cheri (William) Wasz of Englewood, Fla.; four grandchildren, Greg Wasz, Erin Christie, Martin Waters and Carissa Waters; four great-grandchildren, Brendan Wasz, Hannah Wasz, Jillian Christie and Clair Christie; two sisters, Pat Bushmann and Carol Ann Kampman; and a brother, Bob Slaughter.

Doris was an avid golfer, enjoyed playing piano and was a longtime member of the Southside Boat Club in Quincy.

To express condolences online, please visit www.carmodyflynn.com.

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