Doris Jean Bergman (Bolivar)'s Obituary
Doris Jean (Smart) Bergman was born on July 1, 1938, to Ona and Gladys (Cooper) Smart. She passed away November 9, 2023, at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, Missouri at the age of 85 years.
She was saved and became a member of the Congregational Christian Church in Weaubleau, Missouri in 2000.
Doris worked in the restaurant field for several years and then did a lot of babysitting. She liked to go shopping and visiting with her friends at Weaubleau Prairie Estates where she lived for several years. Her health started to deteriorate and her dementia became worse. It then became necessary for her to enter Northwood Hills Care Center in Humansville, Missouri where she resided for the last 10 years.
While in the nursing home, she enjoyed playing bingo and watching Dr. Phil and all the game shows on TV. She had quite a collection of stuffed animals and jewelry she had won playing bingo.
Doris was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Bergman; an infant daughter, Lisa Michelle Vest; a grandson, Daryl Smith; her parents, Ona and Gladys Smart; two sisters, Bertie Butler and Violet Westerman; two brothers, Lowell Smart and Curtis Smart, who died at infancy and a half-brother, Billy Ray Smart.
Doris is survived by two children, Deborah Witt and Clifford Vest; three grandchildren, Victoria Bowers, Samantha Rafferty and Deanna Hoelscher; one sister, Patsy Smith of Weaubleau; three nieces, Helen Johnstone, Betty Waggoner and Crystal Vaugh; two nephews, Mike Cox and Jimmy Smith; nine great-grandchildren, lots of cousins and other family and friends.
The family would like to thank those who visited her and have sent condolences. May God bless you!
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at Robinson Cemetery in Collins, Missouri.
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