David Oscar Dodd III

1928 - 2012

David Oscar Dodd III, 84, lost his battle with cancer Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Memorial service: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, in Greenwood Funeral Home Chapel. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Community Hospice of Texas, 6100 Western Place, Suite 500, Fort Worth, Texas 76107, for their loving care. David was born Sept. 5, 1928, in Richmond. No one can remember when David was not aspiring to fly an airplane, as he filled his room with models he constructed. While attending Texas A&M in College Station, he was able to fulfill his dream by traveling to Galveston for flying lessons. He retired from Frontier Airlines after 32 years of service. During retirement he joined the Commemorative Air Force and kept flying his PT6. "To fly west, my friend, is a flight we all must take for a final check." David was preceded in death by his parents, David Oscar Dood Jr. and Sallie Louise Linn Dodd; and one sister, Katherine Jean Ressler. Survivors: Wife, Meloney Mills Dodd; sisters, Louise Linn Johnson of Aransas Pass and Lillie Bolton Garrett of Angleton; nieces and nephews, Carol Linn Walters (Douglas), Eileen Sutton (Thomas), Joe Ballard Johnson (Mary Ann), David Guy Johnson (Sharon), Robin Elizabeth Grace (Roger), Mark Neal Garrett (Paula), Jack Edward Garrett (Vanita) and Deborah Jean Land; numerous great-nieces and great-nephews; and his precious cats, Darling and Chico.