Funeral services for Margie Hall Dorris, 86 of Greenville and formally of Glen Allan will be at 2:30 p.m., Monday, March 16 at Boone Funeral Home, Greenville. She died Wednesday, March 11, 2015. Burial will follow at the Hollandale Cemetery under the direction of Boone Funeral Home, Greenville.
A native of Mississippi, Dorris grew up and spent her formative years in Hollandale. She was a graduate of Delta State University and went on to teach public school music and first grade at Hollandale High School. She later taught private piano lessons. She was a talented self-taught artist. Besides enjoying painting, Margie loved writing music and poetry. She played the organ or piano for church services most of her life.
She is survived by a daughter, Liddell (Charles) Shoffner and a son, Lamar (Julie) Dorris, Jr. and four grand-daughters.
Visitation will be from 1:30-2:30 p.m., Monday, March 16 at Boone Funeral Home, Greenville.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Gideons International at P. O. Box 1111, Yazoo City, MS 39194 or the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Avenue 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001.