FELDON WOODROW DOVER
 

Funeral for Feldon Woodrow Dover, 89, of Alto was at 10 a.m. Monday at O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Williams officiating. Burial was in Selman-Roark Cemetery. Mr. Dover died Friday. He was born Nov. 13, 1918, in Leoma, Tenn. to Joiner Augustus and Bessie Love Land Dover. He lived in Alto for five years and previously lived in Huntsville for 35 years.

He was a Methodist and worked at TDCJ for 26 years as a warehouse supervisor. He retired from the U.S. Army where he served as a master sergeant during World War II and the Korean War. He was preceded in death by a brother, Leldon Dover and sisters, Odell Hester, Nadine Partlow and Fay Few.

Survivors are his wife, Merle Adeline Dover of Alto; a son and daughter-in-law, Michael Anthony and Aleta Dover of Plano; four daughters, Dorothy Spurgers of Austin, Rena Joy Hale of Bonham, Donna Martinez of Port LaVaca and Marilyn Kay Covington of Alto; three brothers and sisters-in law, A.C. and Dorothy Dover, J.C. and Nellie Dover and Larry and Mary Dover all of Alto; a sister, Dovie Whitaker of Lilbert; special friend and cousin, Clifton and Natalie Dover of Alto; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Billy Covington, Macon Lindsey, Steven Hale, Clint Hale, David Martinez, Wade Spittler, Carlos Carbo and Adam Dover. Honorary pallbearers were Jimmy Reeves, Herman Myers, Sidney Hale and Red McKasle.

June  18, 2008

Information from The Cherokeean Herald