FARMINGTON — Doris May Ellis, 92, passed away Thursday, Dec. 21, at Sandy River Center in Farmington. She was born March 31, 1925, in Topsham, the daughter of Everett and Ruth (Ridlon) Christopher. Doris attended Rangeley High School and then Saugus (MA) Latin High School, graduating in the Class of 1943. On Feb. 10, 1947, Doris married Lawrence Ray Ellis in Farmington. He predeceased her on May 15, 2005.

Over the years, she worked as a clerk at Dill’s Clothing, Edmund’s Red and White and Edmund’s Market in Phillips. She was a member of the Phillips Congregational Church, where she and her husband sang in the choir for many years, and Past Worthy Matron of Oppalunski Chapter 125 O.E.S. in Phillips. Doris cooked many meals for her children and grandchildren, always having homemade doughnuts that she shared with anyone who stopped by. She loved to sing and dance with Ray “Bumpa,” passing on her love of music to others around her. Doris enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, knitting, talking on the phone with family and friends and loved watching sports, especially her Celtics and Red Sox.

Doris is survived by her sons, Michael R. Ellis and wife, Vivian “Patsy,” of Farmington, Nathan W. Ellis and wife, Karen, of Brentwood, N.H.; her grandsons, Kyle P. Ellis and wife, Stephani, of Wilton, Corey M. Ellis of Farmington; her granddaughters, Jennifer Merriam and husband, Jeff and their son, Tyler, of Portsmouth, N.H., Kera J. Ellis of Farmington; and her great-granddaughter, Halle M. Hutchinson, of Farmington.

Doris M. Ellis