Doris M. Frazier | Golfer, manager, 85

Doris McCallister Frazier, 85, formerly of Ardmore, a golfer and retired office manager, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease Saturday at Riddle Village, a retirement community in Media.

Mrs. Frazier was office manager for many years for a pediatric practice in Bryn Mawr before retiring at 77. In the 1970s, she was a Braille transcriber for the Volunteer Services for the Blind.

She graduated from Upper Darby High School in June 1939. Two months later, she married her high school sweetheart, Eugene L. Frazier. She later organized class reunions.

In 1952, she and her husband moved to a home adjacent to Merion Golf Club in Ardmore and she became an accomplished golfer on that course. She participated in the Merion Women's Club Team and frequently won tournaments with her daughters Alison and Diane. She also participated in Women's Interclub tournaments. She served on the Philadelphia Women's Golf Association Executive Board. On vacations, her daughter Diane Harnett said, she played at outstanding courses in the United States, including Pinehurst and Pebble Beach.

Mrs. Frazier's husband died in 1972. A son Eugene Jr. died in 2003. In addition to her daughters she is survived by daughters Cynthia Frazier-Rogers and Christine Pumarada; a brother; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Ardmore Presbyterian Church, 5 W. Montgomery Ave., Ardmore.