Lexie Irene Dodson

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Lexie Irene Dodson, 86, of Manila, died Monday, July 26, 2010, at the Monette Manor Nursing Center in Monette. The daughter of the late Calvin and Fannie Mae Fuller Bradford, she had been a longtime Manila resident.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two husbands, John Sanders and Willie Dodson; a brother, Calvin Wade Bradford; three sisters, Emma Sue Joshlin, her twin sister, Lorene Bradford, and Mary Lee Bradford.

Survivors include a son, Ray Sanders of Leachville; a daughter, Mary George of Steele, Mo.; seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 28, in the Manila Cemetery under the direction of Howard Funeral Service. The family will receive visitors Wednesday from noon until service time at the funeral home.