THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, April 11, 1996 TAG: 9604110265
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Bernard Dodson Sr., of the 5000 block of Riverfront Drive, died April 9, 1996, in his residence.
He was a retired aircraft mechanic for the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Dodson was a native of Portsmouth and was a 32nd degree Mason and a Shriner. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force, and then worked for McDonnell-Douglas in Saudi Arabia before relocating to Chesapeake and then to Suffolk for retirement.
He is survived by his wife, Marie Dodson; two sons, Capt. Bernard Dodson Jr. of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Michael Dodson of Hampton, Va.; his mother, Victoria Dodson; his father, Walter Dodson; two sisters, Victoria Dodson and Pia Williams; six brothers, Walter Dodson, Daryl Dodson, Malcolm Dodson, Jaroy Dodson, Dwight Dodson, and Antoine Dodson; a granddaughter, Natalie Marie Dodson; and two daughters-in-law, Virginia Dodson and Gretchen Dodson.
A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday by the Rev. Bernard Branch in Bethlehem Baptist Church. Burial will be in Roosevelt Memorial Park. Graves Funeral Home is in charge. The body will be taken to the church at 10 a.m. The family will receive friends at the residence. ILLUSTRATION: Personal Photo
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