Doris Lavone Spruill passed away at her home in Allen, Oklahoma on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at the age of 81 years.

Doris was the daughter of Marshall Lodus Gaines & Pearl (Hailey) Gaines. She was born on February 10, 1934, in Sasakwa, Oklahoma, where she was brought up and attended schools. She was married in 1949 to Bernie Walton, and they were blessed with two sons, Steve and Greg.

Doris later married Ray Spruill in Altus, Oklahoma on April 16, 1965. The family lived for a while in Greenville, Texas, then moved to Oklahoma, where they lived in Holdenville, McAlester, and Calvin before moving to Allen, their home since 1970. Doris & Ray worked as a team, driving trucks cross-country, and operating their own RD&G Trucking Company in Allen. Doris also worked several years as a supervisor for Flex-N-Gate, a car parts manufacturing company in Ada. She loved to sew, crochet, and quilt, and she loved reading. She attended the Richmond Avenue Free Will Baptist Church in Allen.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Marshall & Pearl Gaines; her husband of 44 years, Ray Spruill, in 2009; two brothers, Odell Gaines and Jerry Gaines, and one sister, Betty Cook.
She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Steve & Sue Walton of Ada, and Greg & Crystal Walton of McAlester; eight grandchildren: Starlia Walton of Asher, Kristy Walton of Kingston, Travis Walton and wife Sarah of Meeker, Matthew Walton and wife Brandi of Shawnee, Jenny Ritchey and husband Derrick of Springdale, Arkansas, Tori McDonald and husband Erick of Gentry, Arkansas, Jeffery Walton and wife Julie of Springdale, Arkansas, Uriah Walton of McAlester; sixteen great grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren; two sisters, Margie Dodd and Belva Krause, both of Bowlegs; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Eddie & Judy Gaines of Minnanola, Texas, and Jim & Cindy Gaines of Bowlegs; numerous nieces and nephews, other family members, and a host of friends.
Funeral services will be Monday, March 16, 2015, 1:00 p.m. at Richmond Avenue Free Will Baptist Church in Allen, and Doris will be laid to rest in the Calvin Cemetery. Rev. Buddy Drake is the officiating minster. Pallbearers are Matt Walton, Carl Krause, Marshall Gaines, Erick McDonald, David Dodd, and Jeffery Walton. Honorary pallbearers are David Rogers, Roger Gaines, and Derrick Richey.