Dr. Leonard E Dawson

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Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home

Posted events

October 29, 2025

Nov

Visitation

6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home

2011 Grayland Ave, Richmond, VA 23220

Nov

Viewing

10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Third Street Bethel AME Church

614 N 3rd St, Richmond, VA 23219

Nov

Funeral service

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Third Street Bethel AME Church

614 N 3rd St, Richmond, VA 23219

Nov

Interment

12:30 p.m.

Washington National Cemetery

4101 Suitland Road, Hillcrest Heights, MD 20746

Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home

Posted an obituary

October 29, 2025

Dr. Leonard Dawson Obituary

Dr. Leonard E. Dawson, age 91, of Midlothian, Virginia, departed this life on October 29, 2025. He was a lifelong educator and retired president of Voorhees College (now Voorhees University). He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc... Read Dr. Leonard Dawson's Obituary