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Thomas Dodds

d. January 23, 2007

Wakefield, Virginia

Thomas Franklin Dodds, 73, a resident of Wakefield died Tuesday, January 23, 2007, at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, VA. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Clara â??Lorraineâ? Dodds. Born November 1, 1933 in Chama, NM, he was the son of the late Thomas Edward Dodds and Margaret Smith Dodds. Mr. Dodds served in the Marine Corps for 4 years and retired from the Air Force as a Master Sergeant after 20 years.

Besides his wife, he is also survived by two sons, Woodrow W. Dodds and Paul J. Dodds, Sr.; two daughters, Patricia R. Younglove and Terri L. Bennett; two brothers, William E. Dodds and Jimmy Dodds; two sisters, Eula Hutchins and Harriett Parker; nine grandchildren; and one special â??daughter,â? Lorraine H. Curling.

Funeral services will be held Friday, January 26, 2007 at 2:00 oâ??clock p.m. at the Purviance Chapel, J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home, Wakefield. Interment will follow in the Mooreâ??s Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery, Surry, VA, with Rev. Dan Wicket officiating. The family will receive friends at Purviance Chapel on Thursday, January 25, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Memorial donations may be made to the Waverly Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 583, Waverly, VA 23890 or the Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department, 155 Fleetwood Avenue, Wakefield, VA 23888.

Purviance Chapel, J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Wakefield assisted the family with arrangements. Condolences may be posted at our website at www.jtmorriss.com .
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