Pray for VRBC-supported missionary Charlotte Wootton

Please pray for Charlotte Wootton, a former VRBC member and VRBC-supported e3 missionary, upon the death of her mother. Here is what Charlotte said in her email update Friday:

Mother went home to be with her Lord this morning at 8:55 am. She went peacefully and I was able to be with her and hold her hand as she died. My prayers have been answered; I prayed for me to be able to be with her and for her to leave this earth quickly and peacefully. What a joy she was in my life and our whole family’s life! Always the encourager with a positive slant to everything, you could never catch her in a bad mood. She set the standards very high for the rest of us and for that I am grateful. She loved Jesus Christ with her heart, soul, and mind and knew she would be with Him when she left this earth. That is the hugest blessing of all!


We will have a graveside service for her in Warner, Oklahoma, on May 27 beside my father. Below is the obituary that will be in the paper.

Callie Dooley

January 21, 1911 – May 6, 2011

Callie Ruby Leatherwood Dooley of Nacogdoches, Texas, at the age of 100 years, went to be with her Lord on May 6, 2011 at Stallings Court Nursing Home. Callie was born on January 21, 1911, in Stilwell, Oklahoma, the youngest of six children. Her father died when she was eleven months old and her mother continued the work of the family farm providing all the family’s needs. After graduating from Stilwell High School in 1929, she moved to Tulsa and lived at the YWCA and worked at J. C. Penney. While attending the singles class at First Baptist Church, Tulsa; she met her husband, James Dooley, and they were married November 18, 1934. In the early years of her marriage, she was a support to her husband as he had various jobs which required moving often.

Her husband was called to the pastoral ministry in 1946 and she assisted in his ministry until he died in 1977. She had a ministry in her own right as an encourager, teacher, counselor, and friend. She was known for her great sense of humor and always had a smile for everyone. She had the gift of making people laugh and feel good about themselves. When she was asked to what she attributed her long life, she replied, “Attitude!”

She is survived by her son, Paul and wife, Katy, of Athens, Texas and her daughter, Charlotte Wootton, of Nacogdoches, Texas. She also leaves behind three grandchildren, Lance Dooley of Irving, Texas, Bryce Dooley and his wife and children, Stephanie, Logan and Zachary of New Braunfels, Texas, and Juree Ballow and husband and son, Billy and Wade, of College Station, Texas. She was the heart of our family and we were blessed to have her in our lives. The positive and powerful impact she had on her family is eternal and she leaves a legacy of strong faith, courage, and perseverance. We are left with a lifetime of wonderful memories.

She will be buried beside her husband at a graveside service in Warner, Oklahoma, on May 27. Condolences can be offered at www lairdfh.net.

Thank you for your prayers this week; God provided angels for both Mother and me this week in the form of the hospice staff and the staff at the nursing home as well as dear friends and family.

For His Glory,
Charlotte Wootton/Team Leader
Cell: 214-803-0463
Email: charlotte.wootton@e3partners.org