Dorothy Ree Crawford was born in Dekalb, Mississippi on June 30,1933, the daughter of Lowry and Amanda Clark Crawford. She gave her life to Christ at an early age and prayed she would one day leave the cotton fields of Mississippi. God answered her prayers when her Sunday school teacher recommended  her for a speech contest which led to a scholarship to attend The American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville,TN. She graduated from seminary with a Bachelor's degree. From Nashville, Ms. Dorothy moved in faith to Oklahoma City where she met Dr. T.O. Chappelle Sr., a minister from Tulsa looking for a church secretary. Tulsa became her home. She married William Lewis Jr and had two children, LaVern Michelle and Yvonne Marlene.

In the 1960's, Ms. Dorothy later became a nursing home administrator and spent more than 40 years helping families navigate the care of their loved ones. She did an excellent job and it was her compassion and service to others that solidified her life's purpose. Whether it was making Sunday dinners for her choir, volunteering at the Turley Correctional Center to mentor women inmates, volunteering at Life Senior Services, checking in on friends or slipping money to those she loved, Ms. Dorothy did it all. She loved Morning Star Baptist Church and she loved helping people.  She served on the Credit Union Board and dedicated her time anywhere the church needed her.

Ms. Dorothy is preceded in death by her oldest daughter Lavern Lewis Clark.

Mother Dorothy Lewis, in her 90th year with us, "knelt before the Master, in Glory" on Sunday morning, January 21, 2024 with her loving family near her side in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

She is survived by her daughter Yvonne Lewis. Grandson, Neimiah Lewis Clark; granddaughter Hunter Harris; Sister in law Gwendolyn Lewis Street (Prince) Nieces, Amy Crawford, Monica Cryer (Wayne), Ursula Clarke (Kearny, Amelia Washington, Imanda Wilson and Brenda Boyd. Nephews, Michael Roland and Rev.James Roland, several great nephews, nieces, cousins and many who considered her a beloved friend and grandmother figure.

The Sacred Farewell for Mother Lewis will commence on January 27, 2024, at the Tenth Hour in the most holy sanctuary of Morning Star Baptist Church, with Pastor Rodney Goss officiating.

You may visit Mother Lewis, as she slumbers in sweet repose at the funeral home on Friday, between the hours of 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM.

The Christian Committal will immediately follow the services in the Floral Haven Cemetery in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.