Sister Marilyn Doss

Sister Marilyn Doss, a member of the Olivetan Benedictine Sisters of Holy Angels Convent for
36 years, died July 4, 2023. She was 74 years old.

Letha Marilyn was born in Whitefield, Oklahoma, on June 16, 1949 to the late Marjorie Plep and
Floyd Hollis. The family moved to Arkansas and she attended Our Lady of the Holy Souls
Catholic School, where she first encountered the Olivetan Benedictine Sisters. After raising her
son, Paul, she entered Holy Angels Convent in 1988. She made First Vows in 1989 and Final
Vows in 1993.

Sister Marilyn spent her early years as a Sister taking care of Convent guests and serving at
Benedictine Manor in Hot Springs. In 1990, she began working in the Pastoral Care Department
at St Bernards, where she visited patients for 30 years. In 2014, she celebrated 25 years of
religious life.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Virginia Winters; and niece, Sheilah K.
Winters.

She is survived by her Sisters in community; her loving son, Paul (Bonnie) Doss, twin sister
Louise (Wayne) Geer; brother Jim Hollis; grandsons Mitchell (Dihanna), Dylan (Kaitlyn) and
Trey Doss; great-granddaughters Ella and Lila Doss; nephews David (Kira) Geer and Neal
(Sindy) Hollis, and niece Tammy (Jeremy) Lyon.

Visitation will be at Holy Angels Convent on Friday, July 7, at 6:30 p.m., with the Rosary and Night Prayer at 7:00 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, July 8, at 10:00 a.m. in the convent chapel, and interment will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery on the convent grounds, under the direction of Emerson Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Holy Angels Convent Retirement Fund, 1699 CR 766, Jonesboro, Arkansas, 72405.