She was born on August 18, 1931, to the late Horace & Laura Richardson. Along with the parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William (Bill) Joseph Free.
Doris spent her career as a teacher for the Archdiocese of Louisville, beginning at St. Jerome Catholic School from 1962 to 1970, and St. Luke Catholic School from 1979 to 1993. After St. Luke closed, Doris continued teaching by tutoring students at her kitchen table for 25 years. She was a lifelong parishioner of St. Rita Catholic Church
Left to cherish her memory, her daughters Mary Phelps (Randall), Judith Ann Manley (Randy), Stephanie Kinnunen (Richard), Billie Jo Free (Alicia M. Pedreira) & Laura Woods (Joseph); grandchildren, Keith Johnson, Melissa Hicks, Felisha Hartley, & Cody Kinnunen; 7 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Visitation Monday, November 1, 2021, 2-8 pm at Arch L. Heady & Son Funeral Home, 8519 Preston Hwy. Funeral Mass Tuesday, November 2, 2021, 10 am at St. Rita Catholic Church, 8709 Preston Hwy, with burial to follow at Hebron Cemetery.