Doris Louise Heldenbrand Plume, 96, of Pensacola, FL died on Monday, June 5, 2023.

The great-granddaughter of homesteaders staking out farmland in the Oklahoma Land Run of 1893 and the daughter of Quality Bakery owners O.J. and Louise Heldenbrand, Doris was raised with a strong moral compass and an affinity for things natural.

A native of Watonga, OK, Doris graduated high school in 1945 with honors, then spent two years at Baylor University in Waco, TX, before finishing her B.A. in radio journalism at the University of Oklahoma in 1949. At OU, Doris was society editor of the student paper Oklahoma Daily. She also was active in Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, where she was named Pi Kappa Alpha Dreamgirl and Oklahoma Maid of Cotton.

After working at WKY radio in Oklahoma City, Doris married John E. Plume. The couple raised three children while moving to seven cities in 10 years with the JC Penney Co. They settled in Dallas, TX in 1961, where Doris would remain for the better part of nearly 60 years.

Doris was devoted to her faith, her family, her gardening, and her volunteer work. She volunteered at her church, for the Boy and Girl Scouts, the American Red Cross, and for the National Organization for Women. She was an unwavering source of support for her children, whom she tutored in the Golden Rule, kindness to all living things, the piano and weed pulling. She also adored her grandchildren and shared many happy moments such as exploring the night sky.

She is preceded in death by her brother Orval J. Heldenbrand; her husband, John E. Plume; as well as her son, Mark R. Plume.

She is survived by her daughters, Janet Plume and Susan Enk; grandchildren, Alison Weaver and Preston Plume; great-grandson, Carson Weaver; nephew, Jeffrey Heldenbrand; as well as nieces, Beth Hardin, Laurie Harwell and Tami Parisi.

Visitation will be held 1:00pm-4:00pm Friday, June 16, 2023, at Wilkinson Mortuary in Watonga, OK. Visitation will also be held 11:00am until a Celebration of Life Service to begin at 11:30am Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Wilkinson Mortuary in Watonga, OK. Interment will follow at IOOF Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, https://alzfdn.org