Ms. Dorris passed away Saturday night at Pine Meadows Healthcare in Bolivar.
Born in Bolivar, she was raised in the Ebenezer community of Toone, the daughter of the late George Houston Dorris and Erkette Lambert Dorris. She was a member of the Ebenezer Baptist Church and lived all of her life in the Bolivar area.
Ms. Dorris loved being around babies and receiving cards in the mail during her residency at Pine Meadows. She loved her family and could list the names of all her great-nieces and great-nephews. She was close to all of her siblings and especially enjoyed being "Mama" to her sisters.
She is survived by one sister, Betty Rainey of Arvada, CO; six nieces and nephews, Carolyn Harris Moss of Bolivar, Diane Harris Kington of Toone, Michael Jewell of Bartlett, Debra Rainey Carney of Arvada, CO, Tammy Rainey of St. Croix and Bobby Rainey of Vermilion, OH; and a host of great-nieces and great-nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Eloise Harris, Joyce Jewell and Georgia Sue Dorris (age 7); and one infant brother, George Houston Dorris, Jr.