Laverne Wolfe

Laverne Boyd Wolfe left this earthly life on August 30, 2026, just three months before her 100th birthday, and was reunited in Heaven with family and friends who have gone before her, all the while praising her Lord and Savior. Laverne was born on December 3, 1926, to Herman Boyd and Dollie Warren Boyd in Boyle, Mississippi, where she spent her formative and school years. In 1956, following the death of her first husband, Curtis Doyle, in 1954, she married Hayden Wolfe. They spent 43 years together in Cleveland, Mississippi, until his death in 1999.

First and foremost, Laverne was a godly, dependable, faithful servant of the Lord and diligent prayer warrior. She loved to read, especially her Bible. A lover of all people and a friend to whoever she met, Laverne was an active supporter of God's work through the years at Boyle Baptist Church, First Assembly of God in Cleveland, Brandon Church of God, ChristWay Church of God in Flowood, and Pelham Church of God in Pelham, Alabama. Laverne invited many a person to church, carried other children as well as her own to church, taught Sunday school, participated in women's and senior adult ministries and worked in various positions within her church home including the nursery.

Caring for children was Laverne's calling. How she loved it! After working on the line at Baxter Labs in Cleveland and owning and running Wolfe's Grocery in Renova, Laverne loved on countless children for over 25 years, first in a daycare in her home before acquiring Kiddyville Nursery School, providing a much-needed service to families in Cleveland. She was "MawMaw" to them just as she was to her own grandchildren. She lived by example instilling Christian principles in those children entrusted to her care.

Family was very important to Laverne. They describe her as loving, caring, kindhearted, generous, energetic, hardworking, fun-loving, helpful, forgiving, and wise. A social butterfly, she loved to entertain family and friends. She truly had the God-given gift of hospitality and had a way of making everyone comfortable in her presence. Laverne loved to decorate her home for the various seasons and holidays, perhaps a carryover from her daycare days. There was always room at her table. She loved her sweets, baking them and consuming them. Playing games like Phase 10 and Mexican Train Dominoes was a must whenever grandchildren or friends were around. "Go" should have been her middle name. She loved to travel, especially with her sisters, attend all church related functions, and just shop. 99 years of blessings did she bestow on everyone who knew her.

Laverne was preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Dollie Boyd; brothers, Haywood Boyd, James Boyd, and William Boyd; sisters, Ruth Boyd Wilburn and Sarah Boyd Dumas; husbands, Curtis Doyle (1944-1954) and Hayden Wolfe (1956-1999); step-daughter, Billie Wolfe Coleman, step-son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Maxine Wolfe; step-grandchildren, Allison Wolfe Wilder and Phil Wolfe.

Laverne is survived by her children, Brenda Doyle Coleman (Cliff) and Ronald Curtis Doyle (Rebecca); sisters, Louise Boyd Garrett and Barbara Boyd Rayburn; grandchildren, Sonya Rogers Hammonds (Eddie Burnell), Jeff Rogers, Jessica Doyle Lee (Shannon), Leah Doyle Bilz (Tommy), Bethany Doyle Stringer (Jeremy), and Sherri Johnson Roark (Tom); 16 great-grandchildren, 7 great-great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

A visitation will be held on Sunday, September 6, 2026 from 2:00 PM until 3:00 PM at Cleveland Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. A Celebration of Life service will follow at 3:00 PM in the Cleveland Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will take place in the New Cleveland Cemetery. Rev. Don Tucker and Rev. Bob Wilburn will officiate the services.

Pallbearers will be Tommy Bilz, Shannon Lee, Jeremy Stringer, Todd Hudson, Braeden Lee, Nicholas Lee, Austin Hammonds, Grayson Rogers and Colton Hudson.

The family would like to thank the staff of Columbiana Health and Rehabilitation and Affinity Hospice for their assistance during this difficult time.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pelham Church of God, 2100 County Road 52, Pelham, AL 35124 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at stjude.org.

Cleveland Funeral Home is honored to serve the Wolfe family in their time of need.