Obituary for Dovie “Marie” Littlejohn
Funeral services for Marie Littlejohn, 91, of Portales, NM will be at 10:00 AM, Wed., Sept. 13, 2017 at the First Baptist Church in Portales with Dr. Dave McFadden officiating. She will be laid to rest at the Mt. Zion cemetery at Dora with Eldon Cooper, Holt Irby, Stanley Jones, Randy Rankin, Derrell Smith and Larry Teal serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Marie’s Sunday School class, La Escalera Art Guild and Joy Fellowship.
Dovie Marie Thompson Littlejohn was born August 1, 1926 at their farmhouse at Floyd, NM to Sarah Elizabeth “Sadie” (Houston) Thompson and Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Thompson, and passed from this world into her heavenly home on September 10, 2017 in Portales. She died after a valiant battle with cancer.
On October 21, 1944, in Portales, she was married to Melvin E. Littlejohn. They were blessed with three children: Michael, Mark, and Madelyn. For many years, Marie worked at Bishop Printing as what is known as a “stripper,” an integral part of preparing copy for printing. She always enjoyed referring to herself as a person’s favorite stripper just to see the reaction from others around. She was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Madelyn Germany and husband, Brian of Forrest Lake, MN; two sons, Michael of Amarillo, TX; and Mark of Portales; her second daughter, Cindy Littlejohn of Borger, TX; five grandchildren, Michele Burkhalter and husband Dan of Westminster, CO; Ashley Bergeron and husband Ramsey of Scottsdale, AZ; Brian Parrish of Lakewood, CO; Zachary Germany and wife Monica of Forrest Lake, MN; and Noah Germany also of Forrest Lake, MN; three great-grandchildren, Breck and Blakelee of CO, and Micah of MN; and her sisters, Madelyn Burrow McAlister of Auburn, CA and JoAnn Barger of Los Banos, CA.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her step-dad Joe “Daddy Joe” Brummett whom she loved like a father, and her brothers Gerald, Deward, and Byron Edward.
On October 21, 1944, in Portales, she was married to Melvin E. Littlejohn. They were blessed with three children: Michael, Mark, and Madelyn. For many years, Marie worked at Bishop Printing as what is known as a “stripper,” an integral part of preparing copy for printing. She always enjoyed referring to herself as a person’s favorite stripper just to see the reaction from others around. She was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Madelyn Germany and husband, Brian of Forrest Lake, MN; two sons, Michael of Amarillo, TX; and Mark of Portales; her second daughter, Cindy Littlejohn of Borger, TX; five grandchildren, Michele Burkhalter and husband Dan of Westminster, CO; Ashley Bergeron and husband Ramsey of Scottsdale, AZ; Brian Parrish of Lakewood, CO; Zachary Germany and wife Monica of Forrest Lake, MN; and Noah Germany also of Forrest Lake, MN; three great-grandchildren, Breck and Blakelee of CO, and Micah of MN; and her sisters, Madelyn Burrow McAlister of Auburn, CA and JoAnn Barger of Los Banos, CA.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her step-dad Joe “Daddy Joe” Brummett whom she loved like a father, and her brothers Gerald, Deward, and Byron Edward.
General Information
Full NameDovie “Marie” Littlejohn (Thompson)
Date of Birth
Sunday, August 1st, 1926
Date of Death
Sunday, September 10th, 2017
Service Information
When
Wednesday, September 13th, 2017, 10:00am
Officiating
Dr. David McFadden
Location
First Baptist Church
Address
Portales, NM88130
Interment Information
Location
Mount Zion Cemetery
Address
NM 235
Dora, NM
