Mrs. Dorine Holliday Clark

Dorine Holliday, affectionately known as "Dot" was born January 28, 1942 in Kemper County, Mississippi, to Kelly and Florence Holliday. Her formative years were spent in Dekalb, where she attended Gully Ridge school and New Hope Blackwater Baptist Church. She married Willie Ben Clark, Sr., in 1957; Their union lasted sixteen years. Dot settled into a loving relationship with her longtime companion and life partner Clinton Davis. They raised ten wonderful children: Larry Dell, Deborah Lynn, Jimmy Wayne, Patricia Ann, Cedric, Terrell Lamont and Larry Davis, Steve Davis, Marie and Clinton Leroy Davis. They lived in Meridian, Mississippi for 45 years and made Hooper street their home. Dot's main focus was providing for family. She was no stranger to hard work. At a young age, she was employed as a housekeeper at Union Hotel for nearly ten years. For just as long, she was an entrepreneur, providing in-home child care for family and friends. She returned to the workforce in 1989 as a cook, for Queen City Truck Stop, where she retired after 26 years of service. Dot was a cook indeed. Everyone loved her home cooked meals. She was famous for her biscuits, sugar syrup, apple and sweet potato jacks and homemade dressing. She had a knack for growing, too. Her healthy green thumb produced the most beautiful flowers in her neighborhood. She was a collector of crystals and silver tableware and she enjoyed leisure time chatting with close family and friends and watching stories on television: The Bold & The Beautiful and Young & The Restless. Dot fed people--not only with food, but with wisdom and encouraging words. She was a servant to those in need. She made the impossible possible and she did so with a smile on her face. Dot accepted Christ as her savior. She loved the Lord; and she loved her family--to know Dot is to love her. She will be missed. Dot made her transition Wednesday, March 28, 2018. She leaves to join her parents Kelly and Florence; sons: Larry, Larry Dell and Jimmy; siblings: Ruby, George and Lamous; and her mate Clinton Davis. She leaves her memory behind to be cherished by her children: Deborah Lynn (Juan) Clark, Patricia Ann Clark, Cedric Levron Clark, Terrell Lamont Clark, Willie (Linda) Davis, Clinton (Lorene) Davis, Addie "Marie" (Keith) Perry and daughter in-laws Beverly and Shirley Clark; her grandchildren: Roshowndra Clark Elliott, Shaunikia Clark, Trenton Clark, Bendrick Clark, Tadreama Nolan, Stephen Clark, Cedric Clark, Jr., Crystal Clark, Cameron Clark, Jordan Barksdale and seven great-grandchildren; her siblings: Maude Fox, Helen Finley, Edna Allen, Juanita Pollack, Peggy Oatis, Dorothy Holliday, Kelly Holliday, Jr., Wallace Ray Holliday, Donald Joe Holliday and Leamon Holliday; her dearest friends: Alice Fay Burton and Megan Jenine Hancock and host of special family members and loved ones.

Mrs. Dorine Holliday Clark

January 28, 1942 - March 28, 2018