Bishop Samuel Doffee

Bishop Samuel Doffee, 79, was born February 2, 1931 to John and Karolina Doffee of Beulah, North Dakota, who preceded him in death. He died April 23, 2010 at his home in Cleveland and proceeded on to the Throne of God where he was welcomed by the Lord and His angels. Bishop Doffee was the Chief Bishop of The Church of God for All Nations until his death. Bishop Doffee was born unto the Lord in 1953 and proceeded to serve his Master until his death. It really doesn’t matter what denominations he served with, but only that he served with all his heart and soul to bring about what he felt the Lord would have him do. He was a loyal and humble servant to the Lord and to all who knew him well. He served as Apostle, Prophet, Pastor, Teacher and Evangelist in various capacities of his ministry, since 1981 he has served as Chief Bishop, all of which he did well and loyally to his Master. Bishop Doffee loved his Lord and he loved his family with all his heart. He loved to work in the garden and the yard. He loved to build things and make things around him lovely and beautiful. He loved working for the Lord and he loved the Word of God and lived by it for over 50 years. He was a wonderful father, brother and husband and he cherished his life and his family. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Ester Morris and Eva Wegner, and brothers, Philip Doffee and Otto Doffee. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Helen Dailey Doffee of Cleveland; five children: Larry Lee Doffee and wife, Charlotte of Cleveland, Betty MacDonald and husband, Drew of Knoxville, Delilah Ledford of Denver, CO, Carol Pahde and husband, Terry of Cordova, TN and Candace Barker of Rome, GA; three stepchildren, Luther E. Swallows, Jr., Linda Faye Lattimore, and Jennifer Sue Westfield all of Cleveland; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces , nephews and brother, Albert Doffee of Bismarck, ND; sisters, Pauline Morast of Terry, MT and Bertha Neaubauer of Portland, OR; special friends of many years, Lloyd and Jean Walraven, who have stood by him and supported him and his ministry. He is also survived by the mother of his children, Edna Cox, of Rome, GA. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 26, 2010 in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home with Minister Lloyd Walraven and Pastor Waymon Howard officiating. Interment will follow in Hilcrest Memorial Gardens with Matthew Pahde, Josh Flemister, Mark Ledford, Nicholas Barker, Nathan Morris, and Cameron Scoggins serving as pallbearers. Julian Westfield, Casey Lattimore, Larry Doffee, Drew MacDonald, and Terry Pahde will serve as honorary pallbearers. A white dove release ceremony will conclude the service. His family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. Sunday and 1-2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Doffee family guestbook at www.ralphbuckner.com.