Earl Douglas Dodge, (Sr.)

Earl Douglas Dodge, (Sr.) of Winchester, VA, died Saturday, December 21, 2013 at Blue Ridge Hospice Residential Center.   Earl was born in Hector, Minnesota, the son of the late Frank Dodge and Flora Dodge Schiebel. He retired from State Farm Insurance after 35 years of service.

He married Pamela J. Cook on July 1, 1972 in Reston, Virginia.

Surviving with his wife are daughters Cynthia Voyles of Punta Gorda, FL and Kimberly Dodge of Palm Harbor, FL; sons, Joshua Dodge of Seoul, South Korea and Earl Douglas Dodge, (Jr.) and wife, Janet of Fredericksburg, Virginia; grandchildren, Christopher Dodge, Cassandra Dodge, Sarah Curtis, Jeremy Voyles, Julie Voyles, Heather Dodge, and Earl Douglas Dodge, (III).  Two great grandchildren, and brother Homer Dodge and wife, Margy of Edina, Minnesota.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Laura Curtis, sisters, Evelyn Laffeen, Faith Gaines, and Maxine Ebent, and brothers, Donavin Dodge, Everett Dodge, Howard Dodge, Keith Dodge, and Paul Dodge.

A memorial service for Earl Dodge will be held in Florida at a later date. Local arrangements are being handled by Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel, 1600 Amherst Street, Winchester, VA 22601.

Please view obituaries and tribute wall at www.ompsfuneralhome.com

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Blue Ridge Hospice: 333 West Cork Street, Winchester, VA 22601 http://www.blueridgehospice.org/