By james art Sarah Elizabeth Allen Doss died on Friday, October 25, 2024, aged 95. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee to George Locke and Marvin Anna Allen.
After graduating from high school, Sarah served her country in the United States Women’s Air Force. She later worked as a secretary and devoted her talents to being a wife and mother. She was a member of Jefferson Baptist Church. Sarah loved to dance, was a great cook and loved going to the beach. Sarah also enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren as well as her cat, Ming.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 44 years, James Thomas Doss, Jr., who died in 2000.
Sarah is survived by her son, James Allen Doss and wife Darlene Fowler Doss; her grandchildren, Grayson Allen Doss and wife, Eddie Wagner Doss, Melissa Darlene Carley and husband, John-Michael Carley and Joshua Blake Doss; and her great-grandchildren, Matilda Jane Doss, Penelope Olive Doss (Poppy) and Josalyn Allen Doss (Josie).
The family would like to give a very special thank you to Rhonda Matthews, Angie Girtley and Ann Cunningham who took great care of MawMaw Sarah at her home as well as Hospice of Baton Rouge.
Relatives and friends are invited to a visitation on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Hwy. in Baton Rouge at 12:30 p.m. The funeral will begin at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow in Resthaven Gardens of Remembrance.
Donations may be made in Sarah’s honor to The Gideons International or the HeartCry Missionary Society.
Family and friends may sign the online guestbook or leave a personal note for the family at www.resthavenbatonrouge.com