Doris LaVaughn Mote Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Doris LaVaughn Mote in Hope, Kansas, who passed away on May 15, 2026, at the age of 83, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Murle Wallace and Dorothy Wallace (Cooley); her grandson Garrett Mote; her siblings, Thelma (Earl Northern), Milton (Helen Wallace), Gordon (Peggy Wallace), Mary Keihl (Don) and Donald Wallace; and her brothers-in-law, Vernon Wertz and Stanley Tubbs.
She is survived by: her children, Debbie Rains (George) of Wallace, KS and Dennis Mote (Bonnie) of Sharon Springs, KS; and her siblings, Frances Hickman of Sharon, Joan Tubbs of Tribune, KS, Kenneth Wallace (Emma) of San Diego, CA and Carl Lynn Wallace (Sally Sayner) of Cleveland, OH. She is also survived by 7 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be designated to Wallace County Amusement Association or to the Wallace County EMS and may be left at the services or mailed to Koons-Russell Funeral Home, 211 N. Main Ave, Goodland KS 67735.
