Doris M. Giles, 85, of Macungie, died Nov. 10, 2020. She was the wife of Richard W. Giles for 47 years.

She was a native of Allentown and graduated from William Allen High School.

She suffered the last 21 years of her life due to a spinal cord injury and nerve damage and still retained her optimism. During this period of time, she went to pool therapy at Good Shepherd and made many lasting friendships. Her loving husband took special care of her throughout all these years and he was her dancing partner, travel companion and sailing mate.

In her early years she had her own business as a fashion consultant and as a result she was always perfectly coordinated and elegantly dressed. These skills also gave her the ability to do an outstanding job of decorating her home.

She loved to play bridge with several of her good friends on a regular basis.

She was an active member of The Lutheran Church of The Holy Spirit and sang in the choir for several years. She was a faithful knitter of prayer shawls for ailing members of the congregation.

During high school and after graduation, she worked as a secretary for her father’s business. She then worked at Bethlehem Steel for 10 years and later became an administrative assistant at Benioff Furs for 20 years. She worked part time as a sales associate for C. Leslie Smith and as a secretary at Wm. H. Taylor & Co.

She had a wonderful warm personality and thus many dear friends. She loved her children and her family.

She is survived by her husband; a son, Douglas and his wife, Amy; a daughter, Deborah Smale; grandchildren, Colin Smale and his wife, Megan, Joshua Jones, Julia Jones; a sister, Madeline Herman; nieces and nephews; a stepdaughter, Jennifer and her husband, Peter Gifford; a stepgranddaughter, Allison Gifford; great-granddaughters, Audrey Smale and Melody Gifford.

Contributions may be made to The Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit or to Animals in Distress.

Services are private at the convenience of the family. Arrangements were made by the Schantz Funeral Home, P.C., Emmaus.