Dorothy Green Menifee

Dorothy Mae Green Menifee, best known as "Dot" was born in New Orleans, LA. to the late Jesse Green and Alberta Owens Green in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was the second of four children. Dot was preceded in death by her brother Jesse Green, Jr., and sisters Catherine Newton and Letha Hester. Her husband, Willie A. Menifee, Jr. preceded Dot in death in 1979. They were married in New Orleans in 1957, and relocated to Washington DC, where they began their family. Dot was also preceded in death by her daughter Janice, who was the youngest of three children, which includes Jerome and Kenneth. Janice is survived by her son Durrell, who was very close to his grandmother. Dot was baptized into Christianity at the Holy Ghost Catholic Church in New Orleans, LA and received her elementary education at Holy Ghost School. She then attended Gilbert Academy and McDonogh 35 High Schools. She also received her BA Degree in Music and Education from Xavier University of New Orleans in 1956. She also received further education at D.C. Teachers, UDC and Trinity College. She taught in the Washington DC Public School System for 30 years. She continued to teach intermittently, primarily as a substitute thereafter. During her storied teaching career, she instructed and lead several elementary school arts groups to win city wide competitions for shows and programs with themes based on current events that were topical in the Washington, DC community and beyond. She touched many lives in a positive, artistic way. For 55 years, she was a faithful member of the Nativity Catholic Church, serving tirelessly in several ministries, including the Blessed Mary Virgin Sodality. Even after moving to Newport News, VA she regularly attended mass at St. Jerome's and other Christian churches. Many Sundays joined her son Kenneth to worship at 6th Mount Zion Baptist Church in Hampton, VA. The songs that would lift her spirit were: "Blessed Assurance," "God Stood by My Side," and "His Eye is on the Sparrow." Her children were waken early many Saturdays to Dot singing and playing "Ave Maria" on the piano, followed by more classical music that she greatly enjoyed. Dot is survived by a very large contingent of relatives and friends who are devastated by her promotion to eternity.

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Dorothy Green Menifee

September 6, 1933 - November 25, 2019