Juanita Dodson

1920 - 2009  (88 years)

• Name	Juanita Dodson
  Born	30 Nov 1920	Athens, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	7 Jun 2009	NHC Holston Health Care   [1]
  Buried	12 Jun 2009	Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I38064	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2009

  
  

  Father	William Hilton Dodson,   d. Bef 7 Jun 2009
  Mother	Minnie Allen,   d. Bef 7 Jun 2009
  Family ID	F98721	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Kenneth Fox McMahan,   b. 10 May 1917, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Apr 1975  (Age 57 years)
  Children	+ 1. Linda Louise McMahan + 2. Mary Ann McMahan
  Family ID	F13929	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 12 Jun 2009 - Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 47.

  
  

• Sources

  [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 7 Jun 2009. McMahan, Juanita Dodson of Knoxville passed from this life into the presence of her Heavenly Father on Sunday, June 7, 2009 at NHC Holston Health Care. She was born in Athens, Tennessee on November 30, 1920. Preceded in death by her parents, William Hilton and Minnie Allen Dodson; husband, Kenneth Fox McMahan; brother and sister-in-law, J.O. and Jean Dodson. She was a member of Church Street United Methodist Church for 63 years and dearly loved her Murphy Builders Sunday School Class and church family. After graduating from Tennessee Wesleyan College and The University of Tennessee, she was a home economics teacher in the Knoxville area for 33 years and retired while at Holston High School. She enjoyed her retirement years traveling the world with dear friends and enjoying her family at home. Survivors Survivors include daughters, Linda McMahan Thomas and Mary Ann Wilkins; sons-in-law, James R. Thomas and Jeffry G. Wilkins; grandsons: Matt Thomas, Jared Wilkins and Lucas Wilkins. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Service A special service celebrating her life will be held at 7:00pm Thursday at Church Street United Methodist Church with Rev. Cabel Trent, Dr. Charles Wender, Associate Pastor Jerry Hyder officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the celebration service from 5:00-7:00pm at Church Street United Methodist Church. Family and friends will meet at 10:45am on Friday at Middlecreek Cemetery in Sevierville for a graveside service and interment. A special thanks to the staff at NHC Holston Health Care for their compassion and loving care. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be sent to Church Street United Methodist Church Altar Guild, Sterchi Lodge fund, Rejoice TV, or Riverview Baptist Church-who faithfully provide Sunday morning worship services and other special programs for the residents at NHC Holston Health Care. A guestbook and additional information is available at www.berryfuneralhome.com and you are invited to share your thoughts and memories of Juanita at her memorial website at www.MeM.com. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 306.