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Doris Jean Hedrick Dotson
25 Jan 1930 – 20 Aug 2009
| Birth | 25 Jan 1930 |
| Death | 20 Aug 2009 |
| Cemetery | Fort McPherson National Cemetery Maxwell , Lincoln County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Amy on 22 Jul 2015 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72330735 |
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Doris Dotson, 79, of North Platte, NE, died Thursday, August 20, 2009, with her family at her side, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. Doris was born January 25, 1930, at North Platte to Lowell Vernon 'Jack' and Agnes Marie 'Pat' McNeel Hedrick. She grew up and attended schools in North Platte. At the age of 14, Doris started volunteering at the North Platte Canteen. On August 9, 1951, Doris married Henry Wayne Dotson in North Platte and together they raised five children. In 1986, they bought Andy's Pub and it became Doris' Tavern. She proudly displayed 612 pictures of servicemen and women on the walls. They sold the tavern and retired in 1999. For 20 years, she played Grandma Gilley with the NebraskaLand Days Frontier Review. Doris always made people feel welcomed. Doris was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and the Ladies Auxiliaries of the Eagles and the American Legion, Unit #163. She had received the Dale Studley Award and was an Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, game shows and gambling trips with her family and friends. Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Wayne of North Platte; her daughter, Kathy and husband, Skeeter Cobb of Cambridge, NE; her sons, Pepper and wife, Kathy Dotson and Don Dotson all of North Platte and Dan Dotson of Ft. Collins, CO; a daughter-in-law, Marie Dotson of Tamaqua, PA; 13 grandchildren, Aimee Dotson, Aaron Dotson, Sheila (Mark) Bigelow, Dianna and husband, Matt Brouillette, Dan Dotson, Megan Luebbe, Brady and wife, Amber Robirds, Misty Robirds, Sydnie Dotson Hansen, Tayler Dotson Hansen, Garrett Dotson, Justin and wife, Sarah Cobb and Tyler Cobb; 12 great-grandchildren; 3 brothers, Jack Hedrick of Cheyenne, WY, Jim and wife, Mary Hedrick of St. Paul, NE and Bill and wife, Hazel Hedrick of Linden, NC; many nieces, nephews and other family; and a host of many friends. She was preceded in death by her son, David Wayne Dotson; her parents; and a sister-in-law, Karen Hedrick.
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