Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” Louise King Gaze, daughter of the late Noah Dossett King and Rose Elizabeth King was born on Feb. 8, 1928 in Paducah, Kentucky quietly departed this life on Jan. 3rd, 2023. At an early age she made her profession of faith in Jesus Christ and her love of music led her to pursue degrees at Georgetown College in 1946, and then from Union University graduating in 1949. She then enrolled at Southwestern Theological Seminary where she met Theodore “Ted” Edward Gaze, from Asheville, NC., in the cafeteria line and they eventually married in 1952. She faithfully served with Ted in the ministry for the next 6 decades serving at Oak View Baptist Church in Ft. Worth, First Baptist Church of Slaton, TX., West End Baptist and Second Baptist Churches in Houston, TX. Dot also worked at the Union Baptist Association, and Union Texas Petroleum where she retired in 1996.
Dot can be described as the prayer warrior machine, all the while raising 3 boys, Ted, Tim, and Tom (the brothers swear this one was adopted). Dot began playing piano at the age of 8 and blessed so many people over the years. Dot sang and played with her whole body. She was known for her caring spirit, her ability to remember every need and request made to her for prayer, and her renowned gaming prowess!
Dot was preceded in death by her father, mother and sister, Barbara King Hayes of Jacksonville, FL. She will be forever cherished by everyone she touched including her 3 children; Ted and wife Susan, Tim and his wife Teresa, and Tom and his wife Lori; her grandchildren, Jamie and spouse Blake Kerman, Ryan and spouse Suzanne Gaze, Josh Gaze, Sarah and spouse Grayson Delashmit, and Luke Gaze: two great-grandchildren, Payton and Decker Kerman; and her cousin Mary Jane Fox, nephews & nieces Paula Kettell, Lisa Ephrem, Donavan Gaze, David Gaze, Richard Gaze, Gene Thomas and Kathy Keys.
The memorial service will be held at 11 am on Friday the 13th of January in the Sanctuary at Second Baptist, 6400 Woodway in Houston.
To join us via livestream please visit @ https://www.second.org/liveevents/
In lieu of Flowers, Please donate to Second.org in the memory of Dot Gaze or Houston Christian University @ hc.edu/givenow, listing in the Additional Comments section “In memory of Dot Gaze. West End Baptist.”