Charles Dodge Obituary
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Charles was born in Fairmont, West Virginia, to Clarence Eugene and Myrtle Ellen Lee (Dever) Dodge. He attended Grafton High School before studying electronics, math, and physical sciences at Fairmont State University, the University of Vermont, and Frostburg State University. His career as an electronics technician spanned positions in academia, broadcast communications, technology corporations, telecommunications, hospitals, and a military depot.
Charles was generous with his time helping others in volunteer and paid positions, most recently at Senior Mons in Morgantown. He was an avid outdoor enthusiast who shared many wonderful times with friends and family, road tripping, camping, hiking, fishing, picnicking, and gardening. He had a lifelong passion for the natural world around us, as well as learning, history, genealogy, preserving family legacies, and sustaining family bonds among living family members.
Charles was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Bunnie Ann (Royals) Dodge, and his sister Katherine Zoe (Dodge) Shaffer.
He is survived by his sisters Alice Lee (Dodge) Szonyi and Clara Virginia (Dodge) Robison, the mother of his children Theresa Elaine (Martin) Dodge, his daughter Mary (Dodge) Williams and her husband Paul Williams, his daughter Nancy Jane Dodge, and his son Martin Eugene Dodge and his wife Spring Dodge, his grandson Bryan Maheu and his fianc Stephanie Mills, his granddaughter Gretchen (Williams) Sepulveda and her husband John Sepulveda, his granddaughter Leni (Madelyn) Williams, his great-granddaughters Peyton Maheu and Avery Maheu, his great-grandson Coyote Sepulveda, cousins, nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Friends may join the family to honor Charles life and legacy at Smith Funeral & Cremation Care, 108 Holland Ave., Westover, (304-292-9494) on Sunday, July 13th from 4:00 5:00 PM. His Celebration of Life service will be held from 5:00 5:30 PM.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts can be made to the Mountaineer Food Bank https://mountaineerfoodbank.harnessgiving.org/donate or the West Virginia Land Trust https://www.wvlandtrust.org/wv-land-trust-forms/donate-now/.
Condolences and other gifts of comfort may be offered to the family at www.smithfcc.com.
Celebration of Life Service
Sunday, July 13, 2025
04:00 PM - 04:30 PM (EST)
Smith Funeral & Cremation Care
108 Holland Avenue
Morgantown, West Virginia 26501
United States
Gathering of Friends and Family
Sunday, July 13, 2025
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM (EST)
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108 Holland Avenue
Morgantown, West Virginia 26501
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