Individual Details
Doris Feldhausen
(21 Mar 1922 - 15 Feb 2010)
Spouse: Merrill R. Teagarden 1921–1999
Doris Teagarden, 87, was taken to join her heavenly family on Monday, February 15, 2010 at the Community Memorial Healthcare in Marysville, KS.
Doris was born March 21, 1922 near Winifred, KS to Morse and Elsie (Rakestraw) Feldhausen. She attended and graduated from the Frankfort Schools. She married Merrill R. Teagarden following high school graduation on May 28, 1941. They lived mainly in the eastern part of the United States where they had three children. She was a homemaker all her life.
Doris was a member of the United Methodist Church and Ladies Auxiliary in Frankfort. She enjoyed playing cards and could be found sitting in on any ‘Pitch' or ‘31' game. Doris loved to watch sports and tease her family on betting on the wrong teams. She was a competitive golfer and won several Tournaments. Whether playing golf or cards she liked to ‘kick butt.'
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Merrill; sisters, Fern and Marjorie; brothers, Arthur, Edward, Marion, Art and Jack Feldhausen.
Survivors include her children, Geri Button (Ed) of Charlotte, NC, Sharon Teagarden-King (Don) of Waterville, KS, and Roger Allen Teagarden (Darlene) of Lancaster, NY; sister, Verla (John) Bieber of Waterloo, Iowa; seven grandchildren, six great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews who all loved her dearly.
A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 18, at the United Methodist Church in Frankfort. Pastor Norma Jean Miller officiated. Music included "Wind Beneath My Wings", "Over The Rainbow" and "In the Garden." Verla Bieber, her youngest sister, Geri and Sharon, daughters, gave the eulogy followed by many friends and family members offering their remembrances of Doris.
Doris Teagarden, 87, was taken to join her heavenly family on Monday, February 15, 2010 at the Community Memorial Healthcare in Marysville, KS.
Doris was born March 21, 1922 near Winifred, KS to Morse and Elsie (Rakestraw) Feldhausen. She attended and graduated from the Frankfort Schools. She married Merrill R. Teagarden following high school graduation on May 28, 1941. They lived mainly in the eastern part of the United States where they had three children. She was a homemaker all her life.
Doris was a member of the United Methodist Church and Ladies Auxiliary in Frankfort. She enjoyed playing cards and could be found sitting in on any ‘Pitch' or ‘31' game. Doris loved to watch sports and tease her family on betting on the wrong teams. She was a competitive golfer and won several Tournaments. Whether playing golf or cards she liked to ‘kick butt.'
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Merrill; sisters, Fern and Marjorie; brothers, Arthur, Edward, Marion, Art and Jack Feldhausen.
Survivors include her children, Geri Button (Ed) of Charlotte, NC, Sharon Teagarden-King (Don) of Waterville, KS, and Roger Allen Teagarden (Darlene) of Lancaster, NY; sister, Verla (John) Bieber of Waterloo, Iowa; seven grandchildren, six great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews who all loved her dearly.
A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 18, at the United Methodist Church in Frankfort. Pastor Norma Jean Miller officiated. Music included "Wind Beneath My Wings", "Over The Rainbow" and "In the Garden." Verla Bieber, her youngest sister, Geri and Sharon, daughters, gave the eulogy followed by many friends and family members offering their remembrances of Doris.
Events
| Birth | 21 Mar 1922 | Frankfort, Marshall County, Kansas | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 30 Apr 1940 | (Morse Feldhausen and Elsie Clara Rakestraw) Center, Marshall County, Kansas |  |  | |
| Death | 15 Feb 2010 | Marysville, Marshall County, Kansas | |||
| Burial | Frankfort Cemetery, Marshall County, Kansas | |
Families
| Father | Morse Feldhausen (1895 - 1972) |
| Mother | Elsie Clara Rakestraw (1898 - 1989) |
| Sibling | Arthur Morse Feldhausen (1918 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Edward Thomas "Shorty" Feldhausen (1919 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Fern Rosella Feldhausen (1924 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Marion Luzerne "Spider" Feldhausen (1927 - 2000) |
| Sibling | Jack Nelson Feldhausen (1929 - 2001) |
| Sibling | Marjorie Marcine Feldhausen (1931 - 2010) |
| Sibling | Art Morse Feldhausen (1934 - 2003) |
| Sibling | Verla Mae Feldhausen (1939 - 2019) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Morse Feldhausen Head M 44 KansasElsie Feldhausen Wife F 41 Kansas
Doris Feldhausen Daughter F 18 Kansas
Fern Feldhausen Daughter F 15 Kansas
Marion Feldhausen Son M 12 Kansas
Jackie Feldhausen Son M 11 Kansas
Margorie Feldhausen Daughter F 9 Kansas
Art Feldhausen Son M 5 Kansas
Verla Mae Feldhausen Daughter F 1 Kansas
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRK2-X95 : accessed 6 November 2016), Verla Mae Feldhausen in household of Morse Feldhausen, Center Township, Marshall, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 59-7, sheet 5A, family 90, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1245..
2. Find A Grave Memorial 85088874.