Ethel Adkins Dodson - 1921-2009
Ethel Adkins Dodson, age 87, of Ashland, Ky., died May 19, 2009 in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital.
She was born Oct. 17, 1921, in Ashland, a daughter of the late James S. and Effie Lockwood Cordial.
She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Eugene Adkins and Walter Dodson; a brother, Charles Cordial; and sisters Edith Noyes (her twin sister), Effie Mae Charles, Elizabeth Peterson and Eva Jean Cordial.
Mrs. Dodson retired from Sears credit department and worked at Clayton Lambert during World War II. She was a longtime member of Centenary United Methodist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher.
Surviving are nephews James Michael Noyes of Versailles, Ky., and Chuck D. Charles of Ashland; and niece Elizabeth (Libby) Noyes-Palmer of Bethesda, Md. Also surviving are nephews Randall Memmer of Ashland and Alan Cordial of Pittsburgh, Pa.; nieces Kathy Lynn Hampton of Catlettsburg, Ky., Sandra Kay Bonetta of Cypress, Texas, and Judy Little of Ashland; grandniece Morgan Palmer and grandnephew Gavin Palmer, whom she considered her grandchildren; and a sister, Sandless McBride of Cypress.
The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 23, 2009, at Steen Funeral Home-Central Avenue Chapel in Ashland by the Rev. Guy Moyer. Burial will be in Golden Oaks Memorial Garden in Ashland.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 22, 2009, at the funeral home.
Friends may make contributions to Centenary United Methodist Church, 2901 Winchester Ave., Ashland, KY 41101.
Condolences may be sent to www.steenfuneralhomes.com.
