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Mary Elizabeth (Lee) Cleare Dobbins

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Mary Elizabeth (Lee) Cleare Dobbins of North Little Rock, Arkansas, peacefully joined the Lord on July 27, 2013. She was born June 27, 1929, and was preceded in death by her parents Ed and Lorena Cleare, and husband, Joe Dobbins, Sr. She was a faithful member of the St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church in North Little Rock, Arkansas, where she served as a committed and dedicated member on the Mother's Board, Choir, Hospitality Committee, and Secretary of BTU. A beloved wife, grandmother, great- grandmother, aunt, and a trusted friend to many, she will be greatly missed. A loving housewife, she also worked for Harris Elementary, EOA, and Maybelline. She is survived by: eight children, Joe (Telma) Dobbins Jr. of Inglewood, California, Jimmy (Josolyn) Dobbins, Billy (Christine) Dobbins, Frank (Diana) Dobbins, Michael Dobbins, Gloria (Joe) Tolbert, Brenda (Brent) Nicholson, and Janice (Horace) Hobson; 31 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; one adopted daughter, Cynthia (Robert) McClure: and a host of nieces, nephews and special friends. A celebration of her life will be Saturday, August 3, 2012, 11am, at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 3725 Hwy. 161 N., North Little Rock, Arkansas. Interment will follow at Griffin Leggett Rest Hills Memorial Park, North Little Rock, Arkansas. Visitation on Friday, August 2, 2013, 6-7 p.m. at Ruffin & Jarrett Funeral Home, 1200 Chester Street, Little Rock, Arkansas (501) 372-1305.

Published July 31, 2013

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