Doris C. (Pinault) Girard

Whitinsville--Doris C. (Pinault) Girard, 98, died Tuesday, November 1 at home.  She is survived by  a son William T. Girard and his wife Deborah, of Cranston, RI; daughters Barbara Glover and her husband Thomas, of Chesapeake, VA; Beverly Brown and her husband Douglas, of Whitinsville; daughter-in-law Anna Maria Girard, of Chesterfield, VA; a sister Jacqueline Sutcliffe, of Coventry, RI; 6 grand children and 7 great grandchildren.  Mrs. Girard was predeceased by her husband Alphonse Girard, in 1983 and her son, R. Kenneth Girard, in 2015.

Mrs. Girard was born July 27, 1918 in Providence, RI, a daughter of Alfred and Exelia (Benoit) Pinault.  She attended Classical High School in Providence, where she lived most of her life.  After her husband's passing, Mrs. Girard moved to Virginia to live with her daughter Barbara, and in 2010 she moved to Whitinsville to live with her daughter Beverly.

An accomplished seamstress, tailor and milliner, Mrs. Girard also loved baking and especially enjoyed cake decorating.  She was known for baking vast amounts of cookies at Christmas.  She was a long time member of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, in Providence, serving on many committees over the years, and was a member of Saint Patrick's Parish, in Whitinsville.

Mrs. Girard will be sorely missed and lovingly remembered by all who knew her.

Mrs. Girard's Funeral Mass will be Monday, November 7 at 9:30AM, at Saint Patrick's Church, Whitinsville.  Calling Hours at  Carr  Funeral Home, 24 Hill St., Whitinsville,  are Sunday, November 6, from 2-4PM.  Burial in the Rhode Island Veterans' Cemetery will be private.  Please omit flowers and instead consider a memorial donation to the Saint Patrick's Church Renovation Fund, East St., Whitinsville, MA 01588.