Edward "Eddy" Dodgin^{[1, 2, 3]}

1943 - 2008  (65 years)

• Name	Edward "Eddy" Dodgin
  Born	11 Apr 1943	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Jun 2008	Stevens Memorial Hospital, Edmonds, Washington   [4]
  Buried	28 Jun 2008	Peshastin Cemetery, Washington
  Person ID	I41528	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2009

  
  

  Father	Charles Alvin Dodgen,   b. 12 Apr 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Oct 1975  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Flora Whaley,   b. 15 Nov 1899, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Jun 1983  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F315	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Earnestine "Tina" Whaley,   b. 3 Feb 1943, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Nov 2007, Mountlake Terrace, Washington  (Age 64 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1962	Bryson City, North Carolina
  Children	+ 1. Gregory S. Dodgin,   b. 16 Jul 1963  (Age 60 years)   2. Michael Jeffrey Dodgin,   b. 7 Sep 1964  (Age 59 years)   3. Douglas E. Dodgin,   b. 20 Feb 1966,   d. 1971  (Age 4 years)   4. Clifford K. Dodgin,   b. 1 Jul 1969  (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F41108	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Apr 1943 - Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 119.

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 10 Jun 1995. Wiley William Whaley obituary [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 5 Jun 1983. Flora Whaley Dodgin obituary [S84] E-Mail, Edward Dodgin [cdo4161404@msn.com], 1 Feb 2003. [S106] The Mountain Press, 29 Jun 2008. MSG Edward "Eddy" Dodgin, 65, of Mountlake Terrace, and a former Peshastin, Washington resident, died Wednesday June 18, 2008, in the Stevens Memorial Hospital in Edmonds. He was born April 11, 1943, to Charlie and Flora (Whaley) Dodgen in Sevier County. Eddy grew up in Sevierville, where he received his education, graduating from Sevier County High School in 1961. On March 19, 1962 he married Earnestine (Tina) Whaley at Bryson City, N.C. In 1963 he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving in North Carolina and later California, where Eddy attended college, receiving a degree in business. He later was stationed in France and Germany. He served a tour of duty in Vietnam, where he was a member of the Green Berets. Following Vietnam, he was stationed in Belgium and later in Iran. They later returned to California, where he received his honorable discharge on May 1, 1983. Following his retirement they moved to Mountlake Terrance to make their home. He was a member of the National Rifle Association. Survivors include three sons, Gregory S. (Yoshimi) Dodgin, Clifford K. (Laura) Dodgin all of Mountlake Terrace, Wash., and Michael J. (Sheryl) Dodgin of San Jose', Calif.; two grandchildren. Two sisters, Jean Maples and Bess King both of Sevierville; brother, John Dodgen of Sevierville. A graveside service of Commemoration to Celebrate the lives of Eddy and Tina Dodgin was held Saturday afternoon, June 28, 2008, in the Peshastin Cemetery. Ward's Funeral Chapel, Leavenworth, is in charge of the arrangements.