Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameDoris Christine ROBERSON [4516], [4493], [4491]
BirthMay 2, 1921, Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina [4516], [4493]
DeathJan 20, 2012, Alamance County, North Carolina [4493]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [4493]
Spouses
BirthJul 12, 1917, Orange County, North Carolina [1], [4404], [4488]
DeathNov 13, 1982, Orange County, North Carolina [4404], [4488]
BurialOakwood Cemetery, (Mebane Municipal) 500 E Washington St, South Of Hwy US70, Mebane, Alamance County, North Carolina [4488]
FatherJulian Henry DODSON (1872-1922)
MotherLona Bradford WYNN (1881-1957)
MarriageSep 24, 1939, Danville City, Virginia [4516]
ChildrenDorothy Mae (1942-2026)
 Lester Edward (1943-1996)
 Larry Gene (1946-2001)
Obituary Online notes for Doris Christine ROBERSON
Doris Roberson Dodson Elliott, age 90, of 2209 Burch Bridge Road, passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 at Hospice Home.

A native of Granville County, she was the wife of the late Reginald Lester Dodson and daughter of the late Walter and Effie Roberson.

She was a retired seamstress in the textile industry, a member of Zion Christian Church and a member of the Women's Fellowship of the church. She enjoyed fishing, sewing and loved playing dominos with her friends.

Survivors include her daughters, Dot Wright and her special friend Bobby Byrd and Joyce Smith and husband Billy, all of Burlington; sisters, Ruth Jeffcoat of Oxford and Helen Parham of Mebane; grandchildren, Karen Boley and husband Kelly, Beth Coble and husband Tim, Brona Frizell, James Dodson and wife Fran, Angela Dodson, Larry Dodson Jr. and wife Lynn and Michael Dodson; 13 great- grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband; sons, Lester Edward Dodson and Larry Gene Dodson; and seven siblings.

Funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. George M. "Jack" Phillips, pastor of Zion Christian Church. Interment will follow in Alamance Memorial Park. Mrs. Elliott will remain at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory through the funeral service.
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