William R. "Bill" Dodd M.D.

William R. "Bill" Dodd M.D. obituary, O'Fallon, IL

William R. "Bill" Dodd M.D.

William Dodd Obituary

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William "Bill" R. Dodd, MD, 73, of O'Fallon, IL, born on October 13, 1952, in South Bend, IN, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 1, 2026, at Revela Memory Care in O'Fallon, IL.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Harriett Dodd (nee Jackson); one brother-in-law, Mike McGinn; and his mother-in-law, Peggy Clarke.

Left to cherish Bill's memory are his wife, Eileen Clarke; their children, Tessa (Jimmy) Ames, Andrew (Jennifer Mantese) Dodd; one brother, Jeffrey (Jeffry Drager) Dodd; five siblings-in-law, Mimi (Mike) Thompson, Joan McGinn, Mary Clarke, Jim Clarke, Mark (Wanda McTyer) Clarke; and six grandchildren, Jolie, Miles, Quinn, Reese, Rowan, and Maeve.

Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.schildknechtfh.com.

There will be a Celebration of Life at a later date.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Schildknecht Funeral Home.

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