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Rev Harold Wood Dodson

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Rev Harold Wood Dodson

Birth
Blodgett, Scott County, Missouri, USA
Death
1 Dec 2002 (aged 87)
Blair, Washington County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lincoln Memorial Park Mausoleum
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The Rev. Harold Wood Dodson, 87

January 13, 1915 ~ December 1, 2002

Harold Wood was born Jan. 13, 1915, in Blodgett, MO, to Edmond and Bertha Dodson.

On April 5, 1942, he married Willa Hunt in Hale, MO They were blessed with a son and a daughter.

The Rev. Dodson served churches in the Missouri and Wyoming Conferences before coming to Nebraska in 1951. He served at Hay Springs; Meadow Grove/Battle Creek; Exeter/Milligan; Scottsbluff; Atkinson; Franklin; Hershey and Greenwood.

Upon retirement, the couple lived in Blair, NE where Rev. Dodson served as part-time chaplain at Crowell Home and in Lincoln, NE. He returned to live in Blair in January, 2001.

The Rev. Harold W. Dodson, 87, of Blair, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002, at Memorial Community Hospital in Blair.

Left with memories are a son, David Dodson of Lincoln; daughter, Sharon (Terry) Thompson of Blair; two grandchildren: Paula (Mike) Betzold, Highlands Ranch, CO; Steve (Julie) Thompson, Conroe, TX; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Willa; one sister; two brothers; and three sisters who died in infancy.

Funeral services will be 10 am Thursday, Dec. 5, at the United Methodist Church in Blair. Interment will be at Lincoln Memorial Park in Lincoln. Memorials suggested to United Methodist Church, Blair.

Funeral Leaflet

In Loving Memory of Harold Wood Dodson
Born November 13, 1915 Blodgett, Missouri ~ Entered Into Rest December 1, 2002 Blair, Nebraska

Funeral Service 10:00 AM Thursday, December 5, 2002 United Methodist Church. Officiating: Rev. Steve Thompson. Soloists: David & Lois Carlson. Organist: Ann Thiemann. Musical Selections: “Holy Holy Holy”, “Sweet Hour of Prayer”, “O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing”

Interment: Lincoln Memorial Park

Pallbearers: Vaughn Christensen, Frank Gabby, Robert Krogh, Ken Rhoades, Phil Rolland, John Young

Westlawn-Hillcrest Funeral Home, Omaha, Nebraska

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from obituaries printed in the Dec. 3, 2002 Pilot-Tribune, Blair, NE and the Dec. 3, 2002 World-Herald, Omaha, NE; funeral leaflet; newspaper clippings and funeral leaflets courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Association; newspaper clippings on file at the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska
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The Rev. Harold Wood Dodson, 87

January 13, 1915 ~ December 1, 2002

Harold Wood was born Jan. 13, 1915, in Blodgett, MO, to Edmond and Bertha Dodson.

On April 5, 1942, he married Willa Hunt in Hale, MO They were blessed with a son and a daughter.

The Rev. Dodson served churches in the Missouri and Wyoming Conferences before coming to Nebraska in 1951. He served at Hay Springs; Meadow Grove/Battle Creek; Exeter/Milligan; Scottsbluff; Atkinson; Franklin; Hershey and Greenwood.

Upon retirement, the couple lived in Blair, NE where Rev. Dodson served as part-time chaplain at Crowell Home and in Lincoln, NE. He returned to live in Blair in January, 2001.

The Rev. Harold W. Dodson, 87, of Blair, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002, at Memorial Community Hospital in Blair.

Left with memories are a son, David Dodson of Lincoln; daughter, Sharon (Terry) Thompson of Blair; two grandchildren: Paula (Mike) Betzold, Highlands Ranch, CO; Steve (Julie) Thompson, Conroe, TX; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Willa; one sister; two brothers; and three sisters who died in infancy.

Funeral services will be 10 am Thursday, Dec. 5, at the United Methodist Church in Blair. Interment will be at Lincoln Memorial Park in Lincoln. Memorials suggested to United Methodist Church, Blair.

Funeral Leaflet

In Loving Memory of Harold Wood Dodson
Born November 13, 1915 Blodgett, Missouri ~ Entered Into Rest December 1, 2002 Blair, Nebraska

Funeral Service 10:00 AM Thursday, December 5, 2002 United Methodist Church. Officiating: Rev. Steve Thompson. Soloists: David & Lois Carlson. Organist: Ann Thiemann. Musical Selections: “Holy Holy Holy”, “Sweet Hour of Prayer”, “O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing”

Interment: Lincoln Memorial Park

Pallbearers: Vaughn Christensen, Frank Gabby, Robert Krogh, Ken Rhoades, Phil Rolland, John Young

Westlawn-Hillcrest Funeral Home, Omaha, Nebraska

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from obituaries printed in the Dec. 3, 2002 Pilot-Tribune, Blair, NE and the Dec. 3, 2002 World-Herald, Omaha, NE; funeral leaflet; newspaper clippings and funeral leaflets courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Association; newspaper clippings on file at the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska
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  • Created by: MrsB
  • Added: Jan 13, 2017
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175288573/harold_wood-dodson: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Harold Wood Dodson (13 Jan 1915–1 Dec 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 175288573, citing Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by MrsB (contributor 47910340).