Doris Hamilton Daye

Doris Twyla Hamilton Daye was born April 14, 1932, in Cotton Valley, LA, and departed this life on Friday, September 19, 2014, in Benton, LA. Services celebrating her life will be held at 1 P.M., Saturday, September 27, 2014, at Red River Baptist Church in Benton, LA. The family will receive visitors at the Daye residence in Benton on Friday evening from 6-8 for those unable to attend the service. Doris moved to Benton in 1936 and graduated from Benton High School in 1950. She enjoyed close friendships and gatherings with those in that class her entire life. Doris lent her musical talent as pianist for many years to Red River Baptist Church and other local churches. Doris worked in law offices before her marriage. In 1955, Doris became a military wife with her marriage to Ira Edwin Daye. The couple lived in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico during Ira's military service, and had two children, Raymond and Amy. She and the two children "came home" to Benton in 1965 while Ira served in the Vietnam War. Ira retired from the Air Force in 1969, and Benton became the entire Daye family's permanent home. Ira and Doris were blessed in 1971 with the birth of another child, NancyBeth. Doris was predeceased by her parents, Fred and Juanita Smith Hamilton, and by three brothers Lee Roy, James, and Lewis Hamilton; her sister Christine W. Looper; three nieces; and a nephew. She is survived by her husband and life partner of 59 years Ira Edwin Daye; a son Raymond Lewis Daye (Karen); two daughters, Amy Daye Terracina (John) and NancyBeth Daye Vogler (Patrick); and a sister, Annie Ri Gilbert. Doris is also survived by eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, three nieces, a nephew, and many cousins and dear friends. For Doris, reading the words of others was a joy, writing her own a pleasure. She loved to travel and believed one should never stop learning. She was a wonderful cook; a loving wife, mother, and grandmother; and had one of the quickest wits you have ever encountered. She valued life in any form, cherished her friends, and loved her Savior. She has bid us only a farewell, truly believing in the words of the song, "we'll meet again some sunny day." Donations in Doris's memory can be made to the Northwest Louisiana Humane Society.