Doris Kathleen Dodgion

Doris Kathleen Dodgion obituary, Fort Gibson, OK

Doris Kathleen Dodgion

Doris Dodgion Obituary

Published by Legacy on Oct. 1, 2025.
Doris Kathleen Dodgion was born August 7, 1944 was born in Tillamook, OR the daughter of Wilbur and Eula Mildred (Hess) Criswell. She passed away on June 5, 2025 in Tahlequah, OK at the age of 80.
Doris had a beautiful smile and a joyful spirit. She loved her family, playing the piano, singing and lighthouses. Most of all she loved riding motorcycles with her family and was always ready to go on a trip at a moments notice.
She was industrious and entrepreneurial. She worked in an office and several factories through the years. She had her own housekeeping business and was a home health aide.
Doris was a woman of faith and practiced what she believed by being kid and loving to everyone she knew. She was a loving wife, mother and friend.
Surviving are her husband James Oscar Dodgion Jr.; daughter Cindy Lynette Dodgion and son Jamie Neil Dodgion. She was preceded in death by her beloved son Jeremy Dean Dodgion, parents Wilbur and Eula Criswell and brothers Owen and Kent Criswell. To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Doris, please visit our Tree Store.

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