Doris A. Mitze, 85, of Carthage, passed away at the Maple Grove Care Center in
Carthage at 12:45 P.M. Wednesday, September 2, 2020.
Doris was born November 1, 1934, the daughter of George Roy and Edna Mae
(Barnett) Parrish in Gorin, Missouri. She graduated from Gorin High School in
1952. On November 26, 1957, she was united in marriage to Donald Mitze in
Macon, Missouri. He preceded her in death in 2005. Doris had worked at Sacred
Heart Hospital and later worked nine years at Methode Electronics in Carthage.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Hancock County
Extension Center and a life member of the Memorial Hospital/Hancock County
Nursing Home Auxiliary.
Doris is survived by her daughter, Becky (Matt) Dickinson of Carthage; two
grandchildren, Jon (Kathleen) Dickinson from Park Ridge, Illinois and Tyler (Jenna)
Dickinson of Chicago; four great grandchildren, Margaret, Thomas, Charlotte and
Jack Dickinson; a sister, Ethel Merritt of Florida; and one nephew.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Donald; and one sister.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM September 5, 2020 at Printy Funeral
Home in Carthage with Reverend Bill Pyatt officiating. Burial will follow in Moss
Ridge Cemetery in Carthage. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. at the
funeral home with family meeting friends from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. with Illinois
Public Health guidelines in place. Memorials may be directed to her favorite
charity, Blessing Hospice or her church, First United Methodist Church. Printy
Funeral Home of Carthage is in charge of arrangements.