Carlene Dodson, June 22, 1933–February 7, 2025

Wilma Carlene Proctor Dodson drew her last earthly breath peacefully at her residence in Columbus, MS the evening of February 7, 2025. She was born in the Lone Oak community of Clay County Mississippi on June 22, 1933, to the late Carl Richard and Gertrude Edna Howard Proctor.

Services for Carlene will be held on Friday, February 14, at 11:00 A.M.  at Lowndes Funeral Home in Columbus with Rev. David Westmoreland officiating. Burial will follow at Rowan Cemetery in Caledonia, MS.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Mildred Proctor, Edna Earl McFadden, Dorothy Fay Lee, Nellie McKee, Marie Beene, and Barbara Loper; daughter-in-law, Cindy Dodson; and Uncle Ralph Proctor. She is survived by her husband of 71 years, Clarence Austin "C.A." Dodson of Columbus, MS; her daughters, Carol Kohler (Joel) of Pleasant Hill, MO and Clarissa Dodson of Columbus; sons Rick Dodson of Columbus, Carey (Melissa) Dodson of Chelsea, AL and Howard (Gina) Dodson of Birmingham, AL; and sister Cathy Moss of Natchez, MS and a host of nieces and nephews who loved their Aunt Carlene. She also leaves behind her grandchildren Shay Dodson (Heather), Russell Kohler (Mandy), Allison Kohler (Ryan), Amber Pennington (Jason), Carley Grace Wood (Nathan), Hannah Still, Hunter Dodson (Stephanie), Holden Dodson, eleven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild, all of whom loved their Grandma D. The Pallbearers will be Shay Dodson, Austin Dodson, Hayden Dodson, Hunter Dodson, Holden Dodson, Russell Kohler, Jason Pennington and Nathan Wood. Memorials in her memory can be sent to Border Springs Baptist Church, P.O. Box 399, Caledonia, MS 39740

The family would like to gratefully acknowledge her caregivers- Marilyne O'Neal, Rosie Wilson, Teresa Aqlan, and the Gentiva Hospice Team.