Doris Arlene Fellows, 82, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012, at Daugherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born Doris Arlene Mairose on March 31, 1929, in Dell Rapids, SD.

Doris married Dale R Fellows on December 8, 1960, in Hot Springs SD, where they made their home. She worked as a nurse's aide and a seamstress at the VA Hospital in Hot Springs until her retirement.

Doris loved the outdoors, whether it involved working in her vegetable and flower gardens, rock hunting, or simply traveling with her husband, Dale. She was also an active member of Calvary Baptist Church and the American Legion Auxiliary. Doris traded her garden for puzzles and visiting with friends as she moved to Pine Hills retirement community in 2009, as one of the first residents.

Doris moved back to her hometown of Dell Rapids in February 2012, to live at the Dell Rapids Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and she lived there until her passing.

Grateful for having shared her life are her stepson, Russ Fellows of Hot Springs, SD; stepdaughter, Leanne (Patrick) McKinley of Dallas, TX; two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, sister, Erma (Jake) Boldt of Sioux Falls, SD; brother, Don Mairose of Dell Rapids, SD; sister-in-law, Margaret (Jerry) Mairose of Sioux Falls, SD; and many nieces and nephews.

Doris was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Matilda Mairose, her husband, Dale R. Fellows, her brother, Jerry Mairose of Sioux Falls, and her sister, Bernetta (Robert) Huntimer of Sioux Falls, SD.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 29, 2012, at the Calvary Baptist Church in Hot Springs with Pastor Matt Lim officiating.

Interment will be held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, March 29, 2012, at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, SD.

Memorials in Doris' name have been established to benefit the Calvary Baptist Church or the Cornerstone Bible Institute, which are both located in Hot Springs.