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Dodie Osteen, the co-founder of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, and the mother of the church's current leader, Joel Osteen, has died more than four decades after she said she was miraculously healed from metastatic liver cancer, even though doctors gave her weeks to live in 1981. She was 91.
Joel Osteen announced his mother's passing on his social media on Wednesday night, saying she died "peacefully at her home" of "natural causes."
"It is with a heavy heart that Victoria and I, along with our family, announce the passing of our cherished mother and grandmother, Dolores' Dodie' Osteen. She was the beloved matriarch of Lakewood Church, an inspiration to millions of people around the world, and a faithful servant of God," he wrote. "Known as 'Mama Dodie' to the entire Lakewood family, together, we celebrate her amazing life and lasting legacy."
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Joel Osteen announced his mother's passing on his social media on Wednesday night, saying she died "peacefully at her home" of "natural causes."
"It is with a heavy heart that Victoria and I, along with our family, announce the passing of our cherished mother and grandmother, Dolores' Dodie' Osteen. She was the beloved matriarch of Lakewood Church, an inspiration to millions of people around the world, and a faithful servant of God," he wrote. "Known as 'Mama Dodie' to the entire Lakewood family, together, we celebrate her amazing life and lasting legacy."
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Joel Osteen's mother, Dodie, who was healed from cancer 4 decades ago, dies at 91
Dodie Osteen, the co-founder of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, and the mother of the church s current leader, Joel Osteen, has died more than four decades after she said she was miraculously
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