Doris Elma Stokes Motley

Doris Elma Stokes Motley, age 96, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, wife of the late William DeVore Motley, Sr. entered into eternal rest on Saturday, October 10, 2026. Her Funeral Service will be held Monday, October 26, 2026 in the Rodenberg Chapel of Franke at Seaside in Mount Pleasant at 11:00 am. A reception and celebration of life will take place in the Burgess Center. Burial will be private in St. John's Lutheran Churchyard.

Doris was born May 13th, 1930 in Camden/Kershaw County, South Carolina and is the daughter of the late Robert Lee Stokes and Jenny Moss Marshall Stokes. She met her future husband Bill at the University of South Carolina, and they were married for 63 years. She was a member of the South Carolina Garden Club, a Charter member and past President of the South Windermere Garden Club, a longstanding member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, active in the Emma S. Tovy Circle, and a valued participant in the Arion Society of Charleston Women’s Auxiliary.

She lived a long and beautiful life, centered around her family, her friends, her church and her community. She was known for her love of plants, flowers, flower arranging and participating in garden club. Doris was an incredible cook and a dedicated, loving homemaker. She was on the welcoming committee at the Franke at Seaside for many years and her smile and warmth left a lasting impression on everyone she met.

She is survived by her children: William DeVore Motley, Jr. of Charleston, SC, Jeanny Motley Meetze (Jack) of Charleston, SC, Dana Elizabeth Motley of Landrum, SC, Daughter in Law Suzanne Davis Motley of Charleston, SC, eight Grandchildren: Dana K. Motley, Joi Motley (Sasa), Rebecca Hawkins (Jeff), Mary Elizabeth Hawkins, Michael Motley (Megan), Mark Motley (Danielle), Brad Motley (Cassie), Morgan Allen (Shaughn); and nine Great Grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, William DeVore Motley, Sr., her son Lester Rembert Motley, her Daughter in Law Mary Gatch Motley, and her beloved siblings: Virginia Parker, Iva Pendleton, Flora Parker, Robert Stokes, Joe Stokes, and Bernice Folsom.

Memorials may be made in her honor to St. John’s Lutheran Church, 5 Clifford Street, Charleston, SC 29401.

Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc. Downtown Chapel.

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