Ronald Dodson

Ronald 'Ron' W. Dodson, age 61, of Forest City, NC, died Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Hospice House.
Ron was born on September 12, 1948 in Rutherford County to Oscar Junior Dodson and the late Hazel Virginia Lawson Dodson. He was a veteran, having served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. He worked in management most of his life and was a long time member of Bethany Baptist Church. He also served as a volunteer firefighter and on the board of directors for the SDO Fire Department. He enjoyed fishing and flying and loved his family and church dearly.
In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his brother, Barry Allen.
Besides his father, survivors include his wife, Janine Dodson; three daughters, Melissa Carlisle, and her husband, Jonathan, of Forest City, Angie Greene and her husband, Sammy, of Louisa, VA and Cheryl Apple of Advance, NC; one son, Alan Tessnear of Windsor; seven grandchildren; his step-mother Genell Newton Dodson of Shelby; three nieces, Tracy Duke and her husband, Ted, of Apex, NC, Cindy Irvin and her husband, Guy, of Forest City and Angie Anders and her husband, Mike, of Mt. Airy, NC; one nephew, Jeff Dodson and his wife, Beverly, of Winston-Salem, NC; one sister in-law, Janet Stack; two step-brothers, Roger Newton and his wife, Rhonda, of Greenville, SC and Christopher Newton of Shelby and one step-sister, Christine Pennington of Mooresboro.