Mr. Dobson was a coal miner for nine years, worked in construction for many years and also had worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1974 he retired from U.S. Steel where he had worked for 22 years.
Born Oct. 8, 1910, in Vest, Ky., he attended Kentucky schools and had lived in the Jasper County area since 1952. On April 4, 1929, he was married in Kentucky to Mary Terry, and she survives.
He was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church.
Surviving are six sons, Elmer Dobson of Ingalls, Ind., Barter Dobson, Sidney Ray Dobson, Delmer Dobson and Earl Dobson, all of Rensselaer, and Wilson Dobson of Wheatfield; seven daughters, Mrs. Kiser (Alma) Sizemore of Francesville, Mrs. James (Ora) Manns of Heidelberg, Miss., Mrs. Calvin (Helen) Barnett of Silver Creek, Miss., Mrs. Charles (Retha) Walker, Mrs. Kerby (Phyllis Ann) Wireman and Mrs. Ronnie (Anita) Brunton, all of Rensselaer, and Sophia Foster of Mesquite, Texas.
Also two brothers, Beckham Dobson and Roscoe Dobson, both of Vest, Ky.; and five sisters, Eva Grigsby and Flora Combs, both of Vest, Ky., Mrs. Edward (Myrtle) Ritchie of Rensselaer, Mrs. Malcolm (Sophie) Messer of San Pierre and Elma Pratt of Walkerton.
Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, 31 Jan 1988, Sun • Page 38
Contributor: Faye Nations McCardle (47144920) • [email protected]
Mr. Dobson was a coal miner for nine years, worked in construction for many years and also had worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1974 he retired from U.S. Steel where he had worked for 22 years.
Born Oct. 8, 1910, in Vest, Ky., he attended Kentucky schools and had lived in the Jasper County area since 1952. On April 4, 1929, he was married in Kentucky to Mary Terry, and she survives.
He was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church.
Surviving are six sons, Elmer Dobson of Ingalls, Ind., Barter Dobson, Sidney Ray Dobson, Delmer Dobson and Earl Dobson, all of Rensselaer, and Wilson Dobson of Wheatfield; seven daughters, Mrs. Kiser (Alma) Sizemore of Francesville, Mrs. James (Ora) Manns of Heidelberg, Miss., Mrs. Calvin (Helen) Barnett of Silver Creek, Miss., Mrs. Charles (Retha) Walker, Mrs. Kerby (Phyllis Ann) Wireman and Mrs. Ronnie (Anita) Brunton, all of Rensselaer, and Sophia Foster of Mesquite, Texas.
Also two brothers, Beckham Dobson and Roscoe Dobson, both of Vest, Ky.; and five sisters, Eva Grigsby and Flora Combs, both of Vest, Ky., Mrs. Edward (Myrtle) Ritchie of Rensselaer, Mrs. Malcolm (Sophie) Messer of San Pierre and Elma Pratt of Walkerton.
Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana, 31 Jan 1988, Sun • Page 38
Contributor: Faye Nations McCardle (47144920) • [email protected]
Gravesite Details
MARRIED APRIL 4, 1929
Family Members
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Beckham Dobson
1900–1993
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Coet Dobson
1901–1958
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Nora Dobson
1902–1903
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Eva Dobson Grigsby
1904–2000
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Dortha Dobson Messer
1906–1939
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Flora Dobson Combs
1907–2006
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Mitchell Dobson Sr
1909–1981
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Myrtle Dobson Ritchie
1912–1995
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Sophia Dobson Messer
1914–2011
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Roscoe Dobson
1916–1991
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Evalee Dobson Compton
1917–1978
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Elma Dobson Pratt
1919–2012
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Herma Dobson Conley
1922–1985
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