Dorothy Dawson Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Dorothy Dawson of Clovis, New Mexico, born in Sudan, Texas, who passed away at the age of 84, on November 8, 2023. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Dorothy Dawson to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Calvin Sr. Shaw and Ozzie Mae Shaw; her husband Herbert "Gene" Dawson; her former husband Ezekiel Taylor; and her siblings, Doris Ross, Calvin Shaw, Lois Pollard, Eunice Wauford, Charles Shaw, Sherman Shaw, Robert Shaw and Gene Shaw.

She is survived by: her sisters, Dessie Mallory of Alamogordo, NM and Betty Jan Myles (Willie) of Las Vegas, NM; her children, Phyllis Parrot (James) of Clovis, Jacqueline Todd (Earl) of Clovis, Wendy Corsey of Clovis and Sylvester Taylor (Bertha) of Clovis; her grandchildren, LaShonda Alfred (Devin), David Shaw, Jennifer Jefferies, Tethroszenia Todd, Crystal Lotterberry (Bartley), Robin Corsey, Jamika Stanberry, LaShonda Stanberry and Jamelia Lehn; her great grandchildren, LaSnosha Snowden, Alicia, Jasmin Alfred, Jazzmyna Shaw and Griffin Lotterberry; and her great great grandchild Kamariana McKenzie. She is also survived by nieces and nephews.

Her original composition, "Coronavirus Blues" was a regional hit with family and friends.