Doris Barry, 102, passed away at Morrill County Community Hospital in Bridgeport on April 30, 2024. Visitation will be at the Prairie Winds Community Center in Bridgeport, Nebraska on Thursday, May 16 at 1:00 PM and a Celebration of Life will be at the Oregon Trail State Veterans Cemetery in Evansville, Wyoming on Monday, May 20 at 1:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to the Morrill County Community Hospital or Light Memorial Presbyterian Church in Sidney, Nebraska.
Doris was born on February 1, 1922, in Sheridan, Wyoming to Warren and Nell (Warriner) Given, grew up on her family’s ranch near Kaycee, Wyoming, graduated from Sheridan High School and attended the University of Wyoming. She worked in Sheridan and Casper as an office assistant for a bank, the US Army Air Corp Base during World War II (located at Bar Nunn north of Casper), and the oil and gas business.
She married Richard W. Barry in 1949, had two daughters, Evelyn and Susan, and chose to stay home and raise her daughters while volunteering at schools, churches, served as president of the Casper Symphony Guild, and delivered for Casper’s Meals on Wheels with Richard following his retirement. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, traveling, various church activities, and her family and friends.
Following her husband’s death in 1999, she moved to Bryan, Texas to be with Evelyn. After Evelyn’s retirement, Doris and Evelyn moved to Bridgeport.
Doris is survived by her daughter Susan Griffiths, son in law Bill Griffiths, granddaughter Sara Dana (Aaron), and great grandchildren Will and Abby Dana.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Richard W. Barry, brother and sister-in-law Willard and Geraldine Given, daughter Evelyn Barry, numerous cousins, her grandparents, and many dear friends.