Doris "Dockie" Stallings Strange 98 of Newberry widow of C. E. "Bill" Strange Jr. died Monday December 14 2009 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.She was born on February 2 1911 in Columbia a daughter of the late P. R. Stallings and the late Viola Stallings Luther. Mrs. Strange was a 1934 graduate of University of South Carolina and a member of First Methodist Church in Winnsboro. She retired from Everette Grammar School having taught for more than twenty-five years. She was a skilled pianist and an avid bridge player. She was also a member of the Anemone Garden Club in Winnsboro and helped found the Columbia Home Arts Club. Most of all she was a life-long teacher who loved children from all walks of life.Mrs. Strange was a devoted mother and loved her family. She is survived by her daughters and a son-in-law Cathy S. Lipscomb Cain and Scott Cain of Newberry and Suzanne Strange Benson of Columbia; granddaughters S. Allston Lipscomb and Margaret B. Lipscomb; and step-grandchildren Lisa F. Benson Ann P. Benson Mary Benson Keenan Brandon M. Cain and Bradley S. Cain. She was predeceased by her sister Neta S. Murray and a brother Phillip Randolph Stallings. Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 P.M. Thursday at St. Luke's Episcopal Church 1605 Main St. Newberry by the Rev. Elizabeth Morgan. Interment will be in First Methodist Church Cemetery Winnsboro.Memorials may be made to Macular Degeneration Foundation Inc PO Box 531313 Henderson NV 89053.Messages to the family may be sent via email to notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com.Whitaker Funeral Home Newberry is assisting the family