Doris I. Hastings, 91

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Doris I. Hastings, 91, of Taylorville died on Sunday, March 17, 2019, at 4 a.m. at Taylorville Memorial Hospital in Taylorville.

Visitation will be held on Monday, March 25, from 1 to 2 p.m. at Sutton Memorial Home in Taylorville. A memorial service will follow the visitation starting at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Graceland Fairlawn Cemetery in Decatur. 

Mrs. Hastings was born on May 11, 1927, in Taylorville, the daughter of Harry Nelson and Martha Isabelle (Carter) Hunt. She married Matt Busby in 1947, and he preceded her in death. She then married Ted Hastings in 1999, and he also preceded her in death. 

During her life, Mrs. Hastings worked as a cook in the Friendly Café in Danville and later at a nursing home in Decatur.

Mrs. Hastings is survived by her brothers Wilbur Hunt of Chatham and Wesley Hunt of Kanyon Lake, TX; sisters Barbara Ann Fehrman of Nashville, TN, Carolyn Hunt and Patricia Hunt of Nokomis; several nieces, nephews and cousins. 

In addition to her parents and both her husbands, she was preceded in death by sisters Norma Ostrow, Harriett Stanley and Mary Lou Lipe and brothers Hubert Hunt and Lloyd Hunt.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.

To leave condolences online or sign the guest book, visit www.suttonmemorialhome.com.