Doris Minnick

Minnick, Doris Dove, 79, of Christiansburg, VA, departed her earthly home to arrive in her new home in heaven on Saturday, November 20, 2010, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

She was preceded in death by her parents, James Taylor Dove and Virginia Jones Dove Thompson of Shawsville, Va. and her husband George M. Minnick of Christiansburg who passed away in 1982. She is survived by her daughter and devoted caretaker, Terri Minnick Wright and husband Frank. She is also survived by her loving grandson, Lee Harless and girlfriend Melissa Stewart of Apex, NC.

Also surviving are her sisters, Shelby McKinney, Christiansburg, Linda Usry, Thomson, GA. and Diana Dove of Christiansburg; brothers, Robert Dove and Melissa of Floyd, Va., and JT Dove and Carolyn, of Christiansburg; brother-in-law, Doug Minnick, of Christiansburg; sister-in-law, Lillian Minnick, of Salem, VA; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins whom she loved very much.

Doris was a devoted daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend to many people. She is mostly remembered as the faithful caretaker of her own mother, whom was in a nursing home suffering from Alzheimer's for 14 years. Doris rarely missed a single day in going there to make sure she was taken care of properly.

Doris was a member of Cedar Springs Union Church in Rogers, Va. She loved her church family greatly and missed going to church the past year due to her illness. She also worked in housekeeping at Virginia Tech for 23 years, primarily in Hutchinson Hall.

The family will receive friends from 5:00pm.to 8:00pm., Tuesday,Nov.23, 2010 at Horne Funeral Home, the funeral will be conducted on Wednesday, Nov. 24th at 2:00 pm, Horne Funeral Chapel with the Reverend Neal Turner and Reverend Mike Correll officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens.