Doris Ann Sowders, 88, of Whitesville, passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at Twin Rivers Nursing Home. She was born July 14, 1934 in Daviess County to the late Lewis and Mary Russelburgh Hagan. Doris loved spending time with her family and cooking for them. She was a member of Whitesville Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Paul and her siblings, Catherine Hamilton, Joe, Carl, Arnold, Bobby and Tommy Hagan.
She is survived by five sons, Melvin Sowders (Dawn), David Sowders (Jo Nell), Robert Sowders (Sylvia), Roy Sowders (the late Kathy), and Byron Sowders; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; her siblings, Donnie Hagan and Ibb Edge; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at Whitesville Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Cates Cemetery. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Cecil Funeral Home, Whitesville and after 9 a.m. on Wednesday at the church.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the Cates Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 3, Whitesville, KY 42378.