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Helen Margaret Doll

Helen Margaret Doll, 91, passed away December 29, 2019 at the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis, Wyoming. She was presently residing at the Wyoming Pioneer Home.

Born August 9, 1928 in Glenrock, Wyoming, she was the daughter of William and Helen (Nevin) Walkinshaw. Following school, she married D. Jack Doll, June 18, 1948 in Glenrock.

The couple owned and operated Hotel Higgins for 30 years and added a restaurant, “Paisley Shawl” to their business. When they retired from their business they moved to Mexico where they lived 20 years.

Mr. Doll died in 2006. Margaret moved to the Wyoming Pioneer Home in Thermopolis in 2016.

Those cherishing her memory include her daughters, Carol Thomas and Beverly Doll, both of Sundance, Wyoming; five grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and a cousin, Robert “Ol’ Bob” Walkinshaw, also of Sundance. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years; son, Michael; and her siblings.

Graveside services will be held this spring at the Glenrock Cemetery.

Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family and messages may be offered at http://www.mortfh.com.