Class of 1948
1948 Maroon Spotlight
Doris Brand
Library Staff 45-46, Y-Teens 46-48, Band 45-48, Office 46-47.
1948 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Doris Jean Brand, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brand of route 4, Perry, participated in the band for four years. Last year she was a member of the Y-Teens and served on the office staff. During the school year of 1945-46 she worked in the library.
A former student of Hunter school, district 78, Doris was born in Perry Dec. 29, 1930. After working this summer, she may attend college next fall.
Doris Jean (Brand) Rupp
December 29, 1930 – October 18, 2019
Doris Jean (Brand) Rupp, 88, nickname “Snookie” and “Mimi”, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, October 18, 2019 at The Timbers Skilled Nursing and Therapy.
Born on December 29, 1930, in Perry, OK, she was the daughter of Carl Brand and Russia (Kasl) Brand. She graduated from Perry High School where she played the French Horn in the marching band graduating in 1948. She attended Oklahoma State University taking several business courses.
She married Delmar Rupp at the Zion Lutheran Church near Perry on October 21, 1951. They lived in Perry, Sand Springs and Stillwater where she was the Bookkeeper for many years at Ace Hardware.
She had a strong Christian faith and is a longtime member of the First Christian Church in Stillwater, OK. She loved sewing, quilting, Bingo, red male cardinals and traveling, especially, to the Creede, CO area. She also took many group trips with friends and relatives to destinations such as the West coast, the Rose Bowl parade, NYC, Opryland, Hawaii, Canada and Mackinac Island.
Doris is survived by her son Robert Rupp and wife Sandy of Edmond, OK; daughter Nancy (Rupp) Purkeypile and husband Tim of Stillwater, OK. Grandchildren Hilary (Rupp) Brinlee and husband Jeff Brinlee of Edmond, OK; Brandon Rupp and wife Mandy of Edmond, OK; Tyler (Harrell) Dillon and husband Hollace of Charleston, SC. Great-granchildren Mason Brinlee and Avery Rupp. Sister-in-law’s Rena Carrier and Judy Rupp. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Delmar Rupp, sister Lola Emery, and brother Herbert Brand, Sr.
Funeral services are scheduled at 1:30 P.M. on Monday, October 21, at the First Christian Church, Stillwater, OK, with burial at Grace Hill Cemetery, Perry, OK. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation.