Doris Hartley
Published 12:18 pm Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Doris Hartley
Doris Jean Hartley, of Millersburg, entered Heaven from her home on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.
She was married to her childhood sweetheart, Cliff Hartley, for 61 years.
Born in Coal Grove to Gay and Effie Compston and was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Ralph (Pug); and two sisters, Carol Bowman and Barbara Wheeler.
She has two sons, Brett (Tatiana) Hartley, of Lynchburg, Virginia and Todd (Sue) Hartley, of Bridgeport, West Virginia; four grandchildren, Madison (Josh), Hetzler, of Richmond, Virginia, Taylor (Rachel), Hartley, of Washington DC, Cara (Jon) Holcomb, of Richmond, Virginia and Nathan (Emily) Hartley, of Baltimore, Maryland; and four great-grandchildren, Graham Hetzler, Issac Hetzler, Bode Hartley and Grayson Hartley.
She was a faithful pastor’s wife for 55 years as she and Cliff served churches in Ironton, Jacksonville, Florida and most recently, Northside Baptist Church of Millersburg.
In the early years of ministry, she helped to launch the Ironton Christian Academy and served as the school administrator and teacher.
She was a gifted deaf interpreter and helped proclaim the Gospel to thousands of people who could not hear it otherwise.
Her love to study and know the Word of God prepared her for a great teaching ministry of the Bible. She had an amazing ability to teach the Bible in a way that it could be experienced and applied to daily living.
She was known as “Grammy” to her four grandkids.
They would spend their summers at her house enjoying “cousin camp.” The impact she had on those four kids is not able to be measured as she surrounded them with laughter, love, security and grand adventures.
She was deeply devoted to caring for her family and she filled our home with laughter and great memories.
Beyond her love for the Lord and her family she was businesswoman and an amazing cook.
She operated the kitchen at the Sugarcreek Auction Barn for 13 years, owned “A Bit of Charm” in Charm, and served as the executive director of the Darb Snyder Community Center in Millersburg.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Wooster.
Funeral service will be held 7 p.m. Thursday at Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg. Friends may call from 4–7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Interment will be 11 a.m. Friday at Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point.