Dotson, Margaret Novella (Trenton)

  • Thursday, November 19, 2020
Margaret Novella Dotson, 87, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020.

She was born November 11, 1933 in Rising Fawn to the late John and Maggie McKaig Gray. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and will be dearly missed.

Margaret was preceded in death by her husband Milton “Edgie” Dotson; sisters, Charlotte Louise Gray and Geraldine Stephens; and her parents.

Survivors include her five daughters, Diane White, Rhonda Holland, Angie Nelson, Denise Johnson and Alicia Simpson; son, Daniel Edward Mooney; sisters, Zelpha Gosset, Betty Abbott and Linda Eaker; brother, John Gray; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. in the Trenton Chapel, with Brother Luke Camlic officiating. Burial will follow in Hawkins Cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Friday, Nov. 20 from 4-8 p.m. and on Saturday from noon-2 p.m.

We respectfully request that social distancing and masks are worn during the service.
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