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Dolores "Dodie" Osteen

1933 - 2025 (Age 91)

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Church matriarch Dolores "Dodie" Osteen died in July 2025, at her home. She died of natural causes at the age of 91. She was the co-founder of Lakewood Church, the Houston megachurch now led by her son, Joel Osteen. Osteen is being remembered as "Mama Dodie," a beloved church matriarch and woman...

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My late Father and Mother were married 66 years before my Father died at 88 in 2021. My late Mother died at 91 this October. We all enjoyed watching your Sunday show together, as we were all handy cap, and going out to church would be difficult. I am mourning, and it caught my attention, when I found your program on this Tuesday evening, that you and your family also recently lost your Mother, at the same age as mine recently. I admirer your positive attitude about your loss, as I know it is...

Mamá Doddie, We will forever remember your kind heart and advice! What and honor to have met such wonderful wise and fearful woman of God and such one of a kind marvelous Mom to all her children.

Dodie was an inspiration. She showed us how to live and how to put God first in our life. We will continue to pray for the family. Hilda Roberts

First, give an honor to God. Joel You is a strong man of God .and I have watched your ministry everyday. I love your mom and I also will miss her too. The strongest lady that I have heard that you talked about on all your sermons. I will miss her may God bless you and your family and keep ya'll strong as you minister the word of God, you does an awesome job, no matter what, no one say.. l am encouraged daily to fight the good fight of faith .

Ms. Dodie Osteen was a beautiful example to women. I met Ms. Osteen many times during prayer time and I feel through her prayers for me has made me a Faith filled member of Lakewood Church. God called her home as she completed her course. I pray for the whole Osteen family at this time of loss, God will help you all Move forward and continue her work..... IN JESUS NAME.... AMEN!

Ms Dodie truly walked her talk and was very sincere and thoughtful. When I saw her at a local cafeteria she frequented, we warmly smiled at each other in line and I later handed her a note that God put on my heart to write to her while I was there. I told her I didn't want to disturb her meal and asked her to read it later after she left. I sat at a table that was outside her view in a corner of a back room with my family. But Ms. Dodie looked all over the restaurant to find me. She had...

I am so very sorry for your loss. God bless and comfort you at this difficult time.

Thou good and faithful servant RIP