Willie Doll Jarrett Hendrix 1944-2024
YOUNGSTOWN — Mother Willie Doll Jarrett Hendrix was peacefully called home Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Her long and storied life, as illustrated by her career and her interest, was characterized by her service to her family, her church and her community.
Mother Doll was born June 29, 1944, in Tupelo, Mississippi, to Jack Clark and Mrs. Mary “Frankie” Partlow Clark. She went to school in Verona (Mary C. Wells) and Shannon, Mississippi. Residing briefly in Palmetto, Mississippi, Mother Doll eventually settled in her hometown of Youngstown and launched her prolific career of service.
She worked at Northside Hospital as a certified nursing assistant and then worked for General Electric, from where she retired with 35 years of service. Her unique name is what got her the job.
Early in life, Mother Doll devoted herself to the Lord’s work as a longtime member of Tabernacle Baptist Church, then converted to Christ Centered Church under the leadership of Pastor Kenneth W. Paramore. She demonstrated the same sense of service to her church home as she did in her professional career.
Mother Doll loved her family unconditionally. Her biggest thrill was when she went abroad, traveling to Italy. She always wanted to write a book about her life in Mississippi. She worked hard in the cotton fields so she could get her family out of Mississippi to create a better life for her children and take care of her momma and siblings. She did just that.
Mother Doll leaves behind a large loving family, including her dutiful husband of 12 years, Jimmie Hendrix; her children, Christopher, Sherri, Vielinda and Robert (Jeannine); six stepchildren, Carla, Cara (Solomon), Chanell (Kenny), Eisha (Tom), Chantae and Nakia (Wendy); seven grandchildren; two sisters, Jean Walton and Stella Clark; and a host of other relatives and friends.
She will be greeted at heaven’s gate by her parents, Jack and Frankie Clark; six brothers, Celevand Clark, Will Clark, Lewis Clark, Eddie Lee Clark, Willie Lee Clark and an infant boy who died at birth; three sisters, Dorothy Turner, Mary Ann Hentz and Elizabeth Williams; and son-in-law, Jimmie Baker.
Funeral services and interment were held Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in Tupelo, Mississippi.
The ministry of comfort, dignity and love was locally entrusted to L.E. Black, Phillips & Holden Funeral Home.
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