Doris N. Bullock

Doris Nell Spears was born to Alfred and Mayola Spears of Alto, Texas on April 27th, 1926 and she passed to her heavenly reward Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010, in St. Petersburg, FL. Doris graduated from Alto High School and Texas Business College in Tyler, Texas. She was married to Foy Bullock on January 20th, 1944, and to that union was born Rex Alfred (1947), David Knox (1956), and Elisabeth Gene (1957). Doris and Foy came to know Jesus Christ as personal Savior in 1949 at Central Church of the Nazarene in Dallas, Texas. After graduating from Bethany Nazarene College (now Southern Nazarene University) in Bethany, Oklahoma, they pastored churches in Oklahoma, Illinois, and Tennessee. Foy also served as President of Bible Missionary Institute in Rock Island, Illinois, until his death in 1983. For the next 27 years Doris took up the challenge of working with young people and had an incredible influence on hundreds of students from all across North America. During these years she served as Dean of Women at God's Bible School and College in Cincinnati, Ohio and as Dean of Students at Bible Missionary Institute in Rock Island, Illinois. She also taught World Missions and Speech. In July 2005 she retired from academic ministry and moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, where she lived until her death. Doris' passion for life and ministry was legendary. Everywhere she went she touched the lives of people. If someone had a need, she helped meet it. She took food to the sick and homeless. She counseled and prayed for thousands of people. Global missions was her passion and she prayed constantly for missionaries and national Christian workers in numerous countries. Even as she was diagnosed with kidney disease in early 2010 and spent the remainder of her life in the hospital and care facilities, her ministry only accelerated. Doctors, nurses and care givers all came to her room to see her smile and feel the love she had for them. She leaves behind a legacy of Grace and Love. She is survived by her three children, Rex (LaWanda) Bullock of St. Petersburg, Florida, Knox (Sherie) Bullock, of Connersville, Indiana, and Beth (Dan) Batton, of Denver, Colorado, 10 grandchildren; Jonathan Bullock, Sherilyn (Allan) Lombos, Brittian (Jessie) Bullock, Chip (Nichole) Bullock, Shana (Michael) Burchett, Bennett, (Jennifer) Bullock, Julie (Marcus) Moyer, Jalynn ( Brent) Knepper, Janae Batton, Jill Batton, and 11 great grandchildren as well as a brother, Charles Eugene (Beverly) Spears of Lovington, New Mexico. She leaves behind thousands of friends and family in Christ. Memorial services will be held Sunday, November 7th, 3:00 PM at Cornerstone Community Church, 6745 38th Ave., St. Petersburg, Florida, and November 20th, 10:00 AM at A. Frank Smith United Methodist Church, 400 Market St., Alto, Texas. Intermit will be at Old Palestine Cemetary in Alto.

Doris N. Bullock

November 3, 2010