Dolores was born on June 14, 1939, in Omaha, Nebraska, the only child of Oren George Clark and Julia Elaine (Anderson) Clark. The family relocated to Fontana, California, in 1948, where Dolores attended local schools and graduated from FOHI in 1957. In that same year, she married Travis William Higgins. They divorced in 1967. During their marriage, they had four children: Deborah Jo Dowd, Tracy Lee LeMoine, Shelly Elaine Thie, and Bryan Clark Higgins. In addition to her children, Dolores is survived by eight grandchildren; Melissa Brown, Gregory Dowd, Jason Dowd, Destine` Thie, Amanda Thie, Timothy Thie, Rachel Dashiell and Travis Q LeMoine. She also leaves behind 15 great-grandchildren: Drew Dowd, Myles Brown, Connor Brown, Aubrey Dowd, Peyton Dowd, Delayna Dowd, Orrin Dowd, Spencer Dowd, Ivan Hollenbeck, Christian Perez, Victoria Perez, Raymie Washington, Adayah Dashiell, August Dashiell, Ezra Dashiell and 2 great-great granddaughters Khalessi Anne and Kensley Raine to be born in June of 2024.
Throughout her life, Dolores worked as a secretary and bookkeeper, beginning with her employment at the Inland Center mall offices in 1967 and concluding her career at Kaiser Hospital. Dolores had lived in Germany when she was married. After her divorce she lived in San Francisco and Malibu where her entrepreneurial tendency led her to own a secretarial and stationery business before returning to Fontana. It was there that she found her spiritual home at Truth Tabernacle Church, where she had been a devoted member since March 11, 1981. Her church was central to her life. Dolores had a deep love for the Word of God, esteemed preachers, and embraced the teachings of Holiness and the One God, Acts 2:38 message. She was actively involved in church activities generously volunteering her time and talents. She used her talents to maintain the church bulletin board, newsletter, telephone directory, and flyers, while also offering support to church members and spreading the message of Jesus through Home Bible studies.
Dolores had a sense of humor and believed that once you lose your sense of humor you grow old. She dedicated much of her life to caring for others including her mother whom she served as caregiver for eight years until her passing in 2007. She cherished time spent with her grandchildren and, in later years, delighted in sharing old-fashioned experiences with her great-grandchildren such as taking them to a farm, and teaching them how to make paper dolls and growing vegetables.
Dolores will be deeply missed by her family, friends, and church family.
In accordance with her wishes, in lieu of flowers consider giving to the foreign missionaries she supported at Truth Tabernacle Church.
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