Dorothy Charlene Davidson, aged 76, died peacefully on March 11, 2018 at Regency Nursing home in Springfield, Illinois.Dorothy was born August 3rd, 1941, in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Mary Earnestine and Brodie Chambers Carmichael.
Her husband of 53 years Tommy Rollin Davidson and a sister Alma Marie Farmer of Spring, Texas preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter Laura Susette Campbell (James), two twin granddaughters, Bailey Ayn and Savannah Riley Campbell; Two sisters Mary Brooks and Shirley Seward of Benton, KY; two brothers Samuel Allen Carmichael (Marsha) and Victor Brodie Carmichael (Louise) of Symsonia and Benton, Kentucky; many nieces, nephews and grandnieces and nephews.
When Dorothy was young, the family moved to Paducah, Kentucky where she graduated from Lone Oak High School in 1959. After graduation she briefly attended Memphis State University in Memphis, TN.
In 1962 she married Tommy Davidson, a Marine, after meeting at a USO club in Millington, Tennessee. For many years they moved around the country as Tommy was stationed in different locations including Hawaii; Cherry Point, North Carolina; Beaufort, South Carolina and finally Yuma, Arizona. After Tommy's retirement, they settled in Memphis, Tennessee. They both loved bowling, camping, fishing and watching golf.
Dorothy worked for the VA hospital in Memphis for over 20 years as a secretary for the Social Work department and then for the HBPC department. She was much beloved by the staff and was affectionately known as DD. She retired in 2013.
Visitation will be held on March 16th from 8:30-9:30 at High Point Funeral Home on Summer Ave. followed by a graveside service at the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery rotunda at 10:15.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital or The American Cancer Society.