Valdoraine Dotson

Female 1916 - 2008  (91 years)


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  • Name Valdoraine Dotson 
    Nickname Val 
    Born 20 Sep 1916  Paris, Lamar County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 24 Aug 2008  Spring, Harris County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Forest Lawn Memorial Park - West Orange, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I195  Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2018 

    Family Robert Arlie Crow,   b. 1 Feb 1906, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1977, Orange, Orange County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 7 Oct 1940  Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Rita Sue Crow,   b. 5 Aug 1942, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 2018, The Woodlands, Montgomery County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2015 
    Family ID F81  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Sep 1916 - Paris, Lamar County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Oct 1940 - Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Aug 2008 - Spring, Harris County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Forest Lawn Memorial Park - West Orange, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Robert Arlie Crow, Valdoraine Dotson Crow, and Rita Sue Crow
    Robert Arlie Crow, Valdoraine Dotson Crow, and Rita Sue Crow
    Valdoraine 'Val' Dotson Crow
    Valdoraine "Val" Dotson Crow
    Obituary picture

    Documents
    Marriage Announcement of Robert Arlie Crow and Valdoraine Dotson
    Marriage Announcement of Robert Arlie Crow and Valdoraine Dotson
    Published in the Paris News of Paris, TX on October 14, 1940

    Headstones
    Headstone of Robert Arlie Crow and Valdoraine Dotson Crow
    Headstone of Robert Arlie Crow and Valdoraine Dotson Crow
    Forest Lawn Memorial Park - West Orange, Texas, USA
    Plot: Garden of Meditation B

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      Val Crow, 91, former resident of Orange, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2008 in Spring, Texas, where she currently resided.

      Graveside Service and Interment will be held 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Officiating will be the Reverend Lynn Ashcraft.
      Visitation will be held from 4:00-6:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 26 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

      Val was born in Lamar County near Paris, Texas on September 20, 1916, to McCullen Boyd and Mary Elizabeth Nation Dotson. She married Robert A. Whitey Crow on October 7, 1940 in Austin Texas. They moved to Orange in 1942 where Val resided for 60 years. The past six years she lived in Houston with her daughter and son-in-law.

      Val was a member of North Orange Baptist Church for over 50 years. She was a news stand owner and hairdresser, she enjoyed the Gift and Thrift Shop in Orange where she quilted. She started the Lunch Bunch and had many great times with her good friends.

      Val was preceded in death by her husband Robert Arlie "Whitey" Crow of 37 years in 1977; brother, L.M. Dotson; and sister, Melville Sims.

      Val is survived by these family members who loved her dearly; daughter, Rita Pate; son-in-law, J.E. Pate; granddaughter, Valerie Pate; grandson, Alan Pate and wife Tracie Pate; great granddaughter, Sarah Pate of Magnolia; great-grandson, Chris Pate of Conroe; great- granddaughter, Heather Pate of Austin; sister-in-law, Gertrude Dotson of Orange, and numerous nieces and nephews.

      (Published by Claybar Funeral Home of Orange, TX)