Doris Woolford Tettimer, 91, of St. Leonard, Maryland, passed away on October 31, 2015 in Prince Frederick, Maryland. She was born February 15, 1924 and lived her entire life in Calvert County, MD.

She graduated from Calvert High School in 1940 and proceeded to start her family of six children. She was a member of St. Paul's Methodist Church and a charter member of the Company 7 Alarmers in St. Leonard.

Her most joy came when she cooked Sunday dinners for her large family, in her tiny kitchen. Her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and friends will cherish the memory of those moments forever.

Doris is survived by three children, Doris Ann Weems (Maurice), Patricia E. Tettimer (Lars), James E. Tettimer (Lisa), a daughter-in-law Pam Tettimer, her sister Sandra Younger (Tom) and her brother-in-law Robert Miller. Her eight grandchildren, whom she loved dearly, Tracy Atherton (Jason), Thomas Hance, Melissa Thrasher (Brian), Christopher Tettimer (Donna), Jennifer Gilbert-Duran (Chuck), Jessica Gilbert-Frey (Cary), Joshua Tettimer, and Matthew Tettimer (Kara). She is also survived by thirteen great grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Marguerite Dowell Woolford, her father Thomas A. Woolford, her husband William A. Tettimer, three children, William Tettimer, Jr., Myrtle Hance, Thomas Tettimer, one grandson Kevin Tettimer, her sister Augusta Belle Miller (Robert), her brother Thomas A. Woolford, Jr., and her son-in-law Thomas L. Hance.

Doris will be missed by not only her family, but by all the people she touched in her life, including her best friend and neighbor "Bibby" Thompson. The family wishes to thank the workers at Calvert County Nursing Center for the compassion and care they showed her in her final years of life.

The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 6-8 PM on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at the Rausch Funeral Home, 4405 Broomes Island Road, Port Republic, Maryland. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 11 AM at St. Paul United Methodist Church, Lusby, Maryland. Interment will follow in the church Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to either Calvert County Nursing Center or Calvert Hospice. Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home.