Dorothy Loftis Hollis

DOT HOLLIS

Mrs. Dorothy (Dot) Loftis Hollis age 88, passed away Monday, September 3rd at Windsor Place Nursing & Rehab in Columbus. Mrs. Hollis will be laid to rest in a graveside service at Piney Grove Cemetery in Steens on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 3 pm with Rev. Sammy Crawford officiating.

Born July 25, 1930 in Steens, MS to George Raymond Loftis and Julia Locke Loftis, she graduated from Lee High School in 1949, and was a member of Central United Methodist Church. Mrs. Hollis worked as a Dental Assistant for Dr. John Allgood for many years before suffering a major stroke in 1968. For the last 10 years she has suffered from severe dementia and blindness.

She was preceded in death by her husband CR Hollis Jr, brothers George Loftis, James Battle Loftis, and John Milton Loftis and sister Addie Elizabeth Halbert.

She is survived by daughters Kay and husband Steve Ellis of Columbus and daughter Becky Hollis of Arlington, Tx, her grandchildren Meagan Ellis (Jon) Koch of Edmond Ok, Kerry Ellis (Nick) DiTullio of Birmingham,Al, Sergeant Ben Ellis of Ft Bragg, NC and Kaitlyn Johnston of Louisville, Ky, and great grandchildren Jacob, Maddie, and James Koch, Grace Ellis and Jack Farmer.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider a donation to the

American Alzheimer’s Association

Mississippi Chapter

232 Market Street

Flowood, MS 39232

or the charity of your choice.