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Bertha was a friend and employee of my father, Dr. Smanik. She was always so sweet.
Caroline Smanik-Robertson
October 10, 2021


Berea, Ohio
Age 102
age 102, (nee Nicholson), beloved wife of the late James, loving mother of the late LaVerne Dotson, dear grandmother of Jamal Mabra and Jessica Mabra, great-grandmother of seven, sister of Bernice Bass-Richardson and the late Lillie Tidwell, Elanora McLaughlin, Eloise Johnson, Mary Houseworth,...
Read MoreBertha was a friend and employee of my father, Dr. Smanik. She was always so sweet.
Caroline Smanik-Robertson
October 10, 2021
To the Family of Mrs. Bertha Dotson: You have our sincere sympathy. I remember Mrs. Bertha Dotson as a long-time resident of Berea, Ohio, and as a faithful member of the First Baptist Church and its Gospel Chorus in which she served with my late Mother Luevinia Collins. Your family memories will help to lessen the burden of your loss. "The Lord gave, and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord." Job 1:21.
Daisy Collins Russell and Louis M. Russell, Sr.
September 15, 2021 | Friend
Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. We (Christine , Dorothy and Eugene) are remembering our loving aunt today and always.
Eugene & Mary Nicholson
September 14, 2021 | Family
Sincere condolences to the family of a wonderful lady, Bertha. Our family--Steve and Julie (now both deceased) and I--have many happy memories of our time in Berea and of Bertha and Laverne's visits to California.
Mary McDade
September 12, 2021 | Friend