Doris Jean Dove

Doris Jean Dove, 81, of Rock Springs, passed away Nov. 10, 2018, at the Mission at Castle Rock in Green River. 

She was born Sept. 9, 1937, in Spadra, Ark., the daughter of Earl "Doc" Hankins and Winetta Inez Windham.

Dove attended schools in Dover, Ark., and was a 1955 graduate of Dover High School.

She married Emmitt Bilo Dove in Bullfrog Valley, Ark., June 15, 1962, and he preceded her in death in 1977. 

Dove had been employed at Allied Chemical for more than 20 years and retired as a miner. 

She was a member of the Teamsters Union. Her interests included taking photographs, traveling and camping. 

Survivors include two sons, Robert Karnes and wife Anna and James Dove and wife Angela, all of Rock Springs; one brother, James Robert Hankins of Arkansas; two sisters, Polly Carolyn Marple and Linda Beth Tanner, both of Arkansas; six grandchildren, Daniel Lee Karnes, Jonathan Craig Karnes, Christopher Ray Dove, Jamie DeLane Dove, Terra Jean Lucas and John Elton Juoni; many great-grandchildren; as well as several cousins, nieces and nephews. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one son, Jimmy Dean Hankins; one brother, Raymond Earl Hankins and one sister, Jewel Erlene Hull.

Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m., Thursday at the Vase Funeral Home, 154 Elk Street in Rock Springs. Interment will be in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. 

Friends may call at the Vase Chapel on Thursday one hour prior to services. 

Condolences may be left at http://www.vasefuneralhomes.com.