Doris Ellen Fenton, 89, of Edgerton, WI, formerly of Litchfield, died Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in Madison, WI.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. The Rev. David Neal will officiate. Burial will follow at Elm Lawn Cemetery in Litchfield. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until the time of service.
Mrs. Fenton was born Dec. 8, 1934, in Springfield, a daughter of Dewight and Josephine (Kell) Lindsay. She graduated from Coffeen High School with the class of 1952. She and Clarence Everett Fenton were married on June 26, 1954, at Mt. Moriah Church in Coffeen, and he survives. They enjoyed a long and happy marriage, celebrating their 70th anniversary together this year.
Mrs. Fenton was employed as an executive secretary at International Paper/CPC Rexcel in Litchfield. After moving to Wisconsin with her family, she attended First Baptist Church in Ft. Atkinson, WI. She was an avid quilter and a member of the Newville Quilters Club. She enjoyed crocheting, baking and spending time in her garden. Most of all, she cherished spending time with her family and friends as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to many. She will be remembered for her faith, caring personality and playful sense of humor.
Mrs. Fenton is survived by her husband, Clarence Fenton of Edgerton, WI; two sons, Rick Fenton of Maryville and Gary (DeAnna) Fenton of Edgerton, WI; four grandchildren, Amanda (Shane) Rothermich, Erik (Leigha) Fenton, Corinne (Kevin) Fenton-Talley and Lydia Fenton; four great-grandchildren, Josephine, Levi, Declan and Brooks.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a daughter-in-law, Jan (Pries) Fenton.
Memorials may be made out to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Plummer Funeral Home of Litchfield is serving the family. To sign the online register book, light a virtual candle, or for directions, please visit www.plummerfuneralservices.com.
