Helen Margaret Doll, 83 went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, November 15, 2002 at her residence. She was born Helen Berkgren on January 6, 1919 to Elmer and Lettie Berkgren near Monument, Kansas. Funeral services will be Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 11 A.M. at the First Church Of The Nazarene with Rev. Roger Huff, pastor, officiating and Rev. Lynn Robertson. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Park. She grew up on the family farm during the depression on the out skirts of Oakley, Kansas and after helping raise a large family of brothers and sisters went on to become a country school teacher. She taught 1st thru 8th grades for many years and went to work for Boeing Aircraft during World War II in Wichita, Kansas, building bombers. She married Joseph John Doll on December 29, 1955 and soon had two sons, John in 1957 and Alan in 1959. Her husband, Joseph John was a church planter and pastor and planted many churches in the Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado area for the Pilgrim Holiness Church. She became an ordained elder in the church herself and served by his side. After his death she continued to serve in ministry and still held Elders orders in the Wesleyan denomination until the time of her death. She served the Nazarene Church in Big Spring in many areas from 1979 until the present especially in the areas of Missions director, church board secretary and Sunday school teacher. Her greatest passion was the World Mission field but had a great concern for the lost everywhere. She had worked as Chief Deputy Tax Assessor for about 20 and a half years and felt like she knew and loved everyone in Howard County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph John in 1973 and her youngest son, Alan in 1994. Survivors include her son, John Doll and his wife, Wilma, Grandson, Brian Doll and his wife, Corrie and great grandson, Joseph, a granddaughter, Licia Robertson and her husband Richard all of Big Spring; and her oldest grandson, Dr. David Doll and his wife, Crystal and great-granddaughters, Alicia and Kara of Odessa. The family suggests memorials made to World Missions or Children's Ministry Programs % First Church Of The Nazarene, 1400 Lancaster St., Big Spring, Texas 79720. ,
