Individual Details

On June 3, 2021, Doris Dempsey passed away at the age of 83. Doris was born in Big Cove, AL, on October 23, 1937, to Levi Crawford Howell and Mary (Drake) Howell. She grew up in Big Cove with her 3 siblings. In 1955, she graduated from Madison County High School, and she then married Len William (Bill) Dempsey in 1956. They raised 2 sons, Stan and Greg, and 2 daughters, Terri and Angie. She and Bill traveled all across the country in his airplane, and later, in the motor home visiting some of their favorite places, like Alaska and Cape Canaveral to watch Space Shuttle launches. Doris loved spending time with her family. She traveled to many places across Alabama and Tennessee watching her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren play ball, cheer and dance.

Doris was preceded in death by her father Crawford, mother Mary, sister Nelly, brother Larry, and husband Bill.

She is survived by her brother Robert; children Stan (Janet), Greg (Nancy), Terri, and Angie (Jackie); grandchildren Shane (Nicole), Kyle (Amy), Brad (Savannah), and Emily; and great grandchildren Drake, Eli, Hadley, and Karis.

Birth	23 Oct 1937	Big Cove, Madison County, Alabama, United States
Residence	1940	Owens Cross Roads, Madison, Alabama, United States
Marriage	30 Mar 1956	Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States - Len William "Bill" Dempsey
Death	3 Jun 2021
Burial		Big Cove, Madison County, Alabama, United States
FIND-A-GRAVE		https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228160239/doris-dempsey

Spouse	Len William "Bill" Dempsey (1935 - 2003)
Child	Living

Father	Crawford Levi Howell Sr (1908 - 1986)
Mother	Mary Lee Drake (1912 - 1991)