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Walter Joe Dotson, 80, of Woodland Mills passed away 5:10 p.m. Thursday, February 11, 2016, at his home.

Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Ben Lownsdale and Brother Chip Davis will officiate. Burial will follow in East View Cemetery.

Visitation will be held at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday and from 10:00 a.m. until the hour of services Saturday.

Pallbearers will be Zach Miller, Patrick Davis, Matthew Pollock, Kent Treece, Tony Speed and Terry Lamphier.

Mr. Dotson was born December 27, 1935, in Lake County, son of the late Carles and Mai Fair (Owens) Dotson. He married Dorothy (Daniel) Dotson June 30, 1961. She survives. Mr. Dotson served in the United States Navy and was a member of Jones Walker Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4862 in Union City. He had been employed as a carpenter and as a truck driver for Federal Express. Mr. Dotson was a member of Lake Road Baptist Church.

He is also survived by his daughter, Teresa (Shaun) Bondurant of Woodland Mills; his son, Michael Joe (Tina) Dotson of Kenton; three brothers, Horace Dotson of Troy and Fred Dotson and Dorsey Dotson both of Union City; three grandchildren, Tiffany (Matthew) Pollock and Zach (Megen) Miller all of Troy and Heather Dial of Woodland Mills; two step grandchildren, Paige Thornton and Patrick (Laura) Davis all of Martin; and ten great grandchildren, Ashanti Pollock, Mireya Pollock, Waylie Pollock and Peyton Miller all of Troy; Gage Dial and Aubree Dial both of Woodland Mills, Raelynn Culver and Ainsley Phillips both of Martin, Gavin Thornton of Kenton and Brayden Davis of Georgia.

Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home
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