Doris Whitehead Polk

Doris Whitehead Polk, 88, of East Fallowfield, PA, passed away on Friday, November 2, 2018 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Arthur M. Polk, Jr. with whom she shared 44 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Christian and Kathryn Towson Cummings.

Doris was an area resident all her life. She and her husband owned and operated Polks Country Flowers in Parkesburg retiring in 2014. Besides a florist, she will also be remembered as an accomplished artist. She was a member of the Parkesburg United Methodist Church.

She is survived, in addition to her husband, by three sons; James Whitehead and wife Cheryl (Strubel) of Paradise, David Whitehead and wife Betty (Zook) of Paradise and Jeffrey Whitehead and wife Raynea (Joe) of Elizabethtown, two stepdaughters; Barbara Walters of Jasper, GA and Melody wife of Gary Haas of Quarryville, nine grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and one sister Dolores Hurst of Ephrata. She was preceded in death by a stepson Arthur M. Polk, III.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 10 AM at the Parkesburg United Methodist Church, 411 Main St, Parkesburg, PA 19365 with visitation from 9 - 10 AM followed by interment at the Philadelphia Memorial Park, Frazer, PA. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in her memory to the Parkesburg United Methodist Church at the above address.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg. Online condolences can be posted at www.wildefuneralhome.com