Dovie Ann Grammer's Obituary
Dovie Ann Grammer, 87 years old, departed this world late Friday evening, peacefully entering her eternal home with our Lord Jesus Christ. Dovie and her surviving husband Dick Grammer just celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary this month. Besides Dick, she is survived by her
daughter Marcia Kaye O’Brien (Fred), granddaughter Robin Ann McCown (Cameron), grandsonLogan Wilmot Chmura (Kaitlyn), and a precious great-granddaughter, Cora Joyce McCown.
Dovie was born in Chicot, Arkansas on August 15, 1934 to James and Evie Dixon. She was their eldest child and her siblings were: Rossie Mae Venters (deceased), James Riley Dixon(Barbara), Mack Arthur Dixon (deceased), and Billy Wayne Dixon (deceased). Dovie grew up in
the Chicot area. She worked hard on her family’s cotton farm and took care of her younger siblings. Education was very important to her, and she worked diligently to complete high school.
Dovie has been a faithful follower of Jesus Christ since she was a young girl. She was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church for many years and enjoyed being part of the Encourager’s Class. She loved to listen to gospel music and attended many concerts and conventions with Dick.
Dovie worked as a floral designer and was a homemaker for 66 years. She cherished her time with her family and was a wonderful cook. She enjoyed all types of home decorating and was very creative, always willing to try new ideas.
Dovie also loved to sew, frequently making her own clothes as a child and adult. She sewed most of Marcia’s clothes growing up and made Marcia’s first wedding gown. Dovie enjoyed helping with the costumes at the Bellevue Singing Christmas Tree and was always happy when she was sewing.
Dovie, Dick and Marcia lived in many places as Dick served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years. Dovie and Dick also visited several countries as tourists including the Holy Land, Japan, and Germany. They especially enjoyed their Alaskan cruise with Robin and Logan in 1997. Traveling
made Dovie very happy, as the farthest she’d traveled before marriage was Biloxi, Mississippi for her senior class trip.
Dovie’s celebration of life service will be Saturday, November 27th at 1:00 at Memorial Park Funeral Home at 5668 Poplar Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee. Visitation will be from 12:00-1:00 on the same day. Her family hopes you will join them if you can.
To view the online memorial tribute video. Click the link below to view.
https://www.tributeslides.com/tributes/show/S8KJ5XCQKH66SGSF
Click the link below to view the Mrs. Grammer's webcasted funeral service:
http://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/64377/hash:A3312B454B18B1C4
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