Michael A. Dodson better known to family and friends as Mike, 75, of Sparta, passed away unexpectedly, on Aug. 22, 2025, in the emergency room of Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
Mike was born May 14, 1950, in White County.
He was a devoted husband, father, brother, uncle, friend, and a proud Tennessee farmer. He worked the night shift for 24 years as a machinist and tool and die maker for Wagner and Federal Mogul. He worked the night shift so that he could devote his days to his farm, raising cattle and horses. He respected horses from an early age and loved to saddle up and ride every chance he got. His Sundays and Wednesday evenings for the last 50 years were devoted to serving his Lord at Gum Springs Baptist Church, where he faithfully served as a deacon and bus driver. He also worked with the children’s program and worked in the kitchen and the food pantry. It was such a blessing for him to get to spend time with his church family.
Mike was preceded in death by his mother, Ernestine Dodson Henry; brother, Bryan Henry; and his grandparents, Leon and Sally Dodson with whom he lived most of childhood years.
Surviving family members left to cherish his memory include his wife of 54 years, Peggie Felton Dodson; daughter, Shannon Dodson Swindell; son, Shane Dodson; beloved granddaughter, Elizabeth Dodson Brown and husband Wyatt; grandsons, Cason and Christopher Swindell; brothers, Craig and Barry Henry; aunt, Brenda Dodson; and the entire Felton family that has been Mike’s family for the last 58 years.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m., Aug. 28, 2025, at Gum Springs Baptist Church, with burial in Jericho Cemetery. The family will receive friends 4-7 p.m., Aug. 27, and 10 a.m.-11 a.m., both days at the church. Bo Hendrix will officiate
Hunter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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