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Gertrude Dodson Obituary

DODSON, Gertrude WEDGEFIELD, S.C. - Gertrude Virginia Dodson, 81, widow of Hubert Dodson, died Saturday, June 30, 2007, at her home. Born in Covington, VA, she was a daughter of the late William Hayslett and the late Myrtle Tolley Hayslett. She was a Seventh Day Adventist. Survivors include two sons, Jerry Dodson and his wife, Robin, of Wedgefield and Gary Dodson and his wife, Ginger, of Greenwood; a granddaughter, Christina Fancote; a great-grandson, Dustin Fancote; and two sisters, Helen Etling of Goose Creek and Rose Hurm of Columbia. Graveside services will be held at 2 P.M. Tuesday in the Carolina Memorial Gardens in Charleston. ELMORE-CANNON-STEPHENS FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM of Sumter is in charge of arrangements. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.

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Published by Charleston Post & Courier on Jul. 2, 2007.

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