Dolly Stevens

Obituaries

Tuesday, 18 January 2022 08:21

Mrs. Dolly Myrtle Washington Stevens was born on Tuesday, July 23, 1940 in Hollywood, Alabama to Claude Sr. and Leolar Washington. She was one of 13 children.
Dolly confessed to Christ at an early age at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. As an adult, she moved to Stevenson and united with St. Paul United Methodist Church where she was a faithful member and also brought up her five children in the nurturing and admonition of the Lord. After retirement, Dolly moved her membership back to her home church where she worshipped until her health failed.
She loved to travel and took great pleasure visiting relatives all over the United States. In 1998, Dolly took a trip of a lifetime with her brother, Herman to visit Kenya and Tanzania in East Africa. She loved visiting the motherland.
Dolly had several passions and lived her life in service to her family, nursing career, community and church. Her community received a great deal of Dolly’s efforts over her lifetime. From her church to the community youth and charitable organizations, she worked selflessly and tirelessly to make life better for others. She served in many positions in her church, the NAACP, the Voters League and other organizations. In her faith she was constant and committed, formidable yet caring in her professional life and with her family, both natural and adopted. She was a nurturer and encourager, mentor and friend and when a needed, a trusted confidante and surrogate mother. She loved her family.
Dolly leaves a legacy of love to be carried on and many happy memories to be cherished by her daughters, Loretta (James) Tolliver, Sherry Stevens and Rita Chaney, Angela Johnson; grandchildren, Christopher Tenea, Kristen, Rashad, Troshana, Larosha, David and Julian; great-grandchildren, Christopher Jr. (Katelyn) Parris, Taylor, Maliyah, Jason, Drake, Malaysia Jaiana, Avah, Camden, MaHalie, MaKalie, Emerie; sisters, Mary McGhee, Janet McCamey, Ella (Gus) Winston; brothers, Homer (Jo) Washington, Dr. Herman Washington; sisters-in-law, Geneva Washington, Loraine Spencer, Clara Bynum, Leona (Frank) Cobb, Betty Stevens, Idella Stevens, Joyce Stevens, Gudrun Stevens; Virean Moore; brothers-in-law, Wilfort Stevens, Irvin and Jeremiah Stevens; a great host of special nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws and friends, all of whom she mad feel loved and one of her favorites! She was preceded in death by her son, James Stevens, Jr.; sisters, Susette Washington, Imogene Kelly; brothers, William, Rueben, Floyd, John Pat, Claude Washington, Jr.