Minnick, Doris Dove

Doris Dove Minnick, 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, N.C. Also surviving are her sisters, Shelby McKinney, of Christiansburg, Linda Usry, of Thomson, Ga., and Diana Dove, of Christiansburg; brothers, Robert Dove and Melissa, of Floyd, Va., and JT Dove and Carolyn, of Christiansburg; brother-inlaw, 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 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 23, 2010, at Horne Funeral Home. The funeral will be conducted 2 p.m. on Wednesday, November 24, 2010, at Horne Funeral Chapel with the Reverend Neal Turner and the Reverend Mike Correll officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. The Minnick family is being served by Horne Funeral Service, Christiansburg, Va. Online condolences may be sent at www.hornefuneralservice.com.