Obituary

Sallie M. Dotson

Obituary

Sallie M. Dotson 79, died Monday, March 16, 2015 at Kansas Christian Home. Funeral service is pending with Petersen Funeral Home.

Published in The Kansan from Mar. 17 to Mar. 20, 2015

Sallie Mae Dotson

1936 - 2015 | Obituary

Sallie Mae Dotson was born January 21, 1936, to the late Rev. John W. and Alice Randolph in Winona, Mississippi.

She married Any [Andy] Lee Dotson in 1953. She raised six children, Angela, Alice, Edith, April, Hope and Cleon in Chicago, IL. Sallie accepted Christ at a young age in her father's church, Friendship Missionary Baptist Church located in Ackerman, Mississippi. She worshiped most of her adult life at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois. She served on the Usher Board for 30 plus years. Sallie graduated from Englewood Evening High School. She worked for Cook County Hospital as an OB/GYN ward clerk 45 plus years.

She helped raise most of her grandchildren, she helped countless family & friends when they needed a helping hand, a kind heart and a place to lay their head. She spent her life helping others.

She is survived by her children: son: Randolph Dotson; daughters: Angela Faye Miles, Alice Michelle Dotson, Edith Vanessa Dotson, April Shine and spouse, Kenneth Shine and Hope Dotson; sister Clytie Holloway; 14 grandchildren and 21 great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband: Andy Lee Dotson; four sisters; and two brothers.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be Monday, March 23, from 5 to 9 p.m. at Petersen Funeral Home. Burial will follow the service at Greenwood Cemetery in Newton.

Published in The Kansan from Mar. 21 to Mar. 23, 2015