Doris M. Harrell

Mrs. Doris M. Harrell, 96, passed away on August 6, 2019 at The Arrington in Columbus. Mrs. Doris was born on July 13, 1923, in Starkville, the daughter of the late Eldred, Sr. and Idella Howard May. She was a member of the First Presbyterian EPC in West Point. She was a clerical worker for the Draft Board and Veterans Administration in Jackson for a number of years before working locally for the Veterans Administration office in West Point. She enjoyed playing bridge and she loved her friends. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She married Major Sterling L. Harrell, Sr. and he preceded her in death in 1952. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Jan Harrell Stanley; three sisters, Christine Alexander, Dot Greene, and Elaine Henning and a brother, Eldred C. May, Jr. Graveside services will be Saturday, August 10, 2019, at 11:00 A.M. from Greenwood Cemetery in West Point with Reverend Andy Pearson officiating. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Survivors include her son, Sterling L. Harrell, Jr. (Tommie) of Macon: two granddaughters: Rosemary Shaner (James) and Ann Elizabeth Lamb (Michael), both of Starkville: three great-grandchildren; Liam Alexander Lamb, Eden Della Lamb, and Mary Elizabeth Shaner, all of Starkville, and a number of nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 8217, Jackson, MS 39215. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com