YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Ms. Dorothy Mae Davidson, 82, of Youngstown was gently escorted by angels to her heavenly home on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, home surrounded by her loving family.
Mrs. Davidson, affectionately known as “Poochie,” was born on December 1, 1938, in Indianola, Mississippi, to Zezzie B. and Faree Blockson Dawson.
Dorothy had worked for General Electric Corporation as an inspector and floor supervisor for 29 years and retired on October 1, 2000.
She was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church in Girard.
She enjoyed shopping, basketball (especially the Cavaliers), bingo, board games, traveling, gospel music and being with her loving family and friends.
She leaves to mourn her death but to enjoy her eternal peace, five children, Dorphine (Paul Sr.) Peace of Youngstown, Arnold (Thai) Davidson from McDonald, Connie Davidson from Norcross, Georgia, Curtis (Kim ) Davidson, Sr. from Yorktown, Virginia and Linda (Veronica) Davidson from Toledo; eight grandchildren, including Brandon Davidson, whom she raised, Darrien (Shantel) Ford, Ashley Davis, Courtney Davidson, Adrienne Peace, Paul Peace Jr., Taylor (Arian) Bryant, and Curtis Davidson Jr .; two great-grandchildren, Navia Ford and Rodney Slaughter; three sisters, Barbara Mitchell and Shirley Curd, both from Girard, and Betty (Alfred) Washington from McDonald; two brothers, Robert Jiles (Mary Ohler) of Youngstown and Maurice Jiles, Sr. from Girard; loads of nieces and nephews, including Nicole Curd, who she raised; a special aunt, Bertha Ross Jackson from Youngstown, and other family and friends.
Her father preceded her in death; Mother and stepfather, Faree and Lotus Jiles; her husband Leo Davidson, whom she married in 1958 and who died on May 2, 2007; one sister, Bonnie Simon and two brothers, Webster, Sr. and Willie, Sr. Dawson.
The visitation will take place on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Friendship Baptist Church, 111 Water Street, Girard, OH 44420.
The funeral will take place on Wednesday, August 11th, 2021 at 11 a.m. in the church.
Due to the pandemic, all guests are asked to wear masks and to adhere to the rules of distance.
The agreements are made by the LE Black, Phillips & Holden Funeral Home. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Dorothy Mae “Poochie” Davidson, please visit ours Flower shop.
A TV Tribute will air Monday, August 9, at the following approximate times: 6:43 am on WYTV, 9:32 am on WKBN, 10:58 am on FOX, and 8:12 pm on MyYTV.
