William Owen Dodd

William (Bill) Owen Dodd was welcomed into the loving arms of our Lord on July 22, 2017. He was born on December 5, 1933 in Sikeston, MO to Ed and Louise (King) Dodd. He is preceded in death by his brother Charles Edward, sisters Kathryn and Barbara, and daughter Sandra.He is survived by his wife Patricia, brother David (Myrna), daughters Chris (Alfred), Paula (Gordon), grandchildren; Terez, Gerardo, Tracy, Michelle, Joshua, April, Krista and Brad.Step-children Steve and Kathy, step-grandchildren Joshua, Dustin, Brandon, Heidi, Tim, and also 15 great grandchildren.Bill served in the United States Army during the Korean War and would tell people that, “he killed as many of them as they killed of me.”Bill worked for Mountain Bell Telephone System, retiring after 30 years. In retirement, Bill and Pat had 16 years of wonderful experiences traveling to Europe, Alaska, Hawaii, and visiting every state but three.Bill was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s about 5 years ago, doing very well until about a month ago. He seemed to deteriorate very quickly.