FRANKLIN - Doris Cheek, age 86, passed away on May 4, 2022, peacefully at home.
Doris was born in Macon County to the late Reverend Lester and Annie Guffey Sorrells. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene “Gene” Ray Cheek; brothers, Herman, TJ, Ralph, Marshall and Floyd Sorrells; and sisters, Margaret Bennett, Hazel Johnson and Virginia “Sis” Frazier.
Doris was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a member of the Black Mountain Baptist Church, a member of Macon County Coon Club Association for 30 years, she was pianist for over 40 years for churches in the surrounding area.
She is survived by son, Michael Eugene Cheek; daughter, Cathy Helen Holland; sisters, Lessie Miller, Kathryn Solesbee and Ethel Sheffield; brother, Jack Sorrells; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
The family received friends and loved ones from 10 to 11 a.m. on May 10 at Macon Funeral Home. A service followed at 11 a.m. at Macon Funeral Home. Rev. Cale Stancil officiated. Burial followed at Union United Methodist Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Mitchell Bowman, Justin Poindexter, Jay Gwinn, Derek Lehnert, David Elliot and Kenny Elkins.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Black Mountain Baptist Church.
Online condolences can made to maconfuneralhome.com. Macon Funeral Home will handle the arrangements.