Obituary of Loniza Dodson

Services for Loniza Martin Dodson, 87, Troup are scheduled for 2:00 pm, Sunday, January 29 at the Cottle Funeral Home chapel, Troup with the Reverend Doug Blanton officiating. Burial will be in the Pinecrest Cemetery, Troup. Mrs. Dodson died Friday, January 27, 2012, in a Tyler hospice facility. She was born June 4, 1924, in the Concord Community, near Troup, to the late Marion R. 'Pete' Martin and Maggie Pope Martin. She was a lifetime Troup area resident. She was a graduate of Troup High School and was also a graduate of the Federal Institute in Tyler. She worked Shell Oil Company in Midland for several years and then worked as a teller for the Troup National Bank and Tyler Bank and Trust. Mrs. Dodson was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Troup where she served as an Elder. She had also served on the Concord Cemetery Board. She married G.E. 'Boots' Dodson December 10, 1949. He preceded her in death November 1, 1995. In addition to her parents and husband, she was also preceded in death by brothers, Joe Frank Martin, John Martin and Dick Martin; sisters, Margie Johnston and Dorothy Toole; and nephews, Damon Martin and Steve Martin. Survivors include nephews and their wives, Don and Kathy Toole, Troup, Joe and Karen Johnston, Hot Springs, Arkansas and William Martin, Hewitt; nieces and their husbands, Marsha and Terry Herrin, Palestine, Beth Martin Garrett, Morgan's Point and Carroll Martin and Clyde Bennett, Austin; great nieces and nephews, Wayne Toole, Tammy Scahill, Richard Powers, Angie Powers, Teresa Herrin, Toni Herrin, Heather Wingo, Jason Johnston, Justin Johnston, Jeff Martin, Chris Bennet and Brooke Bennett, Jason Martin, Stephanie Sampson; and numerous great-great nieces and nephews, cousins, and other relatives and friends. Pallbearers will be Jason Martin, Jody Martin, Jason Johnston, Justin Johnston, Jeff Martin, Matthew Toole and Wayne Toole. The Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm, Saturday, January 28.