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Willa Nell Dodson

Willa Nell Dodson

Female 1922 - 2013  (90 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document    Has 2 ancestors and 11 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Willa Nell Dodson 
    Birth 30 Oct 1922  Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    FamilySearch ID G6M2-DR8 
    Death 21 May 2013  DeSoto, Dallas, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo 
    Person ID I69047  mytree
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2024 

    Father John Dodson,   b. 11 Jun 1878, Saltillo, Hopkins, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1948, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Fannie P Turner,   b. 14 Dec 1882, Greenwood, Hopkins, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1970, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 22 Dec 1901  Hopkins, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F24231  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Leonard Howard Jost,   b. 28 Feb 1918, Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1997, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 2 Sep 1939  Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Gary Jost
    +2. Judith Jost
    +3. Janet Jost
    +4. Linda Jost
    Family ID F24228  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Oct 1922 - Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Sep 1939 - Ellis, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 May 2013 - DeSoto, Dallas, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Dodson, Willa b1922 - Portrait
    Dodson, Willa b1922 - Portrait

    Documents
    Jost, Leanard b1918 - Dodson, Willa b1922 Marriage Record
    Jost, Leanard b1918 - Dodson, Willa b1922 Marriage Record

    Headstones
    Dodson, Willa b1922
    Dodson, Willa b1922

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:
      Willa Jost passed peacefully on May 21, 2013, in DeSoto, Texas, surround e d by her loved ones, in the family home she and her husband built wit h th eir own hands and where she has lived since 1948. She married Leonar d Jos t on September 2, 1939, who preceded her in death in 1997.

      Willa worked many years as office manager for Bond Clothing. She was a d e voted wife, mother, and friend, who always put others first. She was a n a ccomplished and self-taught seams tress who made clothes for her chil dren , a wedding dress without a pattern, and elaborate Christmas stockin gs fo r each member of the family that will forever be cherished. She enj oyed c rocheting and ceramics and was always eager to learn new things. S he wa s an avid reader, loved her Kindle, and sometimes would start and f inis h a book in a day. She was a proficient crossword puzzle worker.

      A member of Hampton Road Baptist Church in DeSoto since 1948, she was t h e embodiment of a faithful Christian. She was the beacon, the anchor, a n d the nucleus of our family. Our lives will be eternally enriched by t h e memory of her love. She is survived by her son: Gary Jost; daughter s an d sons-in-law: Judy and Jerry Gallagher, Janet and John Thach, Lind a an d Charles Sanders; grandchildren: Jeffrey Dickens, Lisa Ellrich, Chr is Da ugherty, Amy Newlin, Gary Sanders, Craig Daugherty, Von Gallagher , and Ja mie MacCloskey; 15 great grandchildren; brother, Julian Dodson ; former da ughter-in-law, Phyl Jost; and numerous nieces and nephews. Wi lla is als o survived by her loyal friend, Ima Moody, and her devoted car etaker, Ton ya Dollison.

      The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, May 2 3 , 2013 from 5-7:00 pm. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 24 , a t 1:00 pm in the Chapel of West/Hurtt Funeral Home with Dr. Jerry R . Rain es officiating. Interment will follow in Laurel Land Memorial Park , Dalla s, Texas. www.west-hurttfuneralhome.com