Word has been received on the death of Doris Utter, 90 of Lawton.  Mrs. Utter passed away January 22, 2017 at her home in Lawton.  No services were scheduled.

Arrangements were under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home, Lawton, OK.

Doris was born of Welch and Fenno-Scandian ancestry. She was born July 13, 1926 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania to John Wesley Utter, Sr. and Margaret Mae Lewis.  Reared from early childhood in Danville, Pennsylvania by her maternal grandparents George Harry and Sarah Stella Cook Lewis, assisted by her beloved Aunts Kathryn Celia Lewis Henrickson and Dorothy Ida Lewis McCormick.

Doris completed high school in the Danville School system and received her diploma in 1944.   She attended University of Colorado College of Letters, Arts and Science from 1963 through 1965.  Her education was interrupted with her husband's military service transfers.  She went back to Colorado Springs in 1970 and in 1990 earned an Associate Degree in General Studies of Arts and Sciences from Pikes Peak Community College. She was nominated and selected for the College Board Directory recognizing academic excellence.  Doris was employed by many foundations as well as with the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado where she retired in December 1989 having served under General Kelly and General Scott and General Hamm. Over the many years she also served on many boards and foundations to included "Governor Love's Commission" in Colorado on the Status of Women in Government; Sweet Adeline's International 1960-1999; Doris received the Angel Volunteer Award by the Air Force Academy Officers Wives Club and was an associate member of First Baptist East Lawton, Ok.

Doris is survived by her children: Laurel A. Hildebrand Porter, Fountain Hills, AZ, John K. Mercier, Lawrenceville, GA, William B. Pittenger, Lawton, OK; Grandchildren: Carrie E. Porter, Klaurens, Albuquerque, NM, Bryan Joseph Porter, Pueblo, CO, Rutham Mercier, Mark Andrew Mercier, Josiah Daniel Mercier, Hannah Elizabeth Mercier, Lawrenceville, GA, Elesha Marie Mercier, Colorado Springs, CO, 5 Great Granddaughters, 2 Great Grandsons, Sister: Betty Utter, 10 nieces and nephews  Cousins: Chris Paul and wife Karen Horseheads, New York, and William Cook, Plant City, FL.

Doris was preceded in death by her parents, a brother: John Wesley Utter, a son: Thomas Hildebrand, Jr., her grandparents and a lifetime friend: Florence Beaver Wildsmith.