Gladys "Kati" Dodson
August 13, 1936 ~ October 28, 2018
Gladys “Kati” (Sullivan) Dodson
82, of Mooresville, passed away on October 28, 2018 at Millers Merry Manor in Mooresville. Kati was born on August 13, 1936 in Hollywood, California to the late William and Gladys (Aly) Sullivan.
Kati wed John Reiva and had three children. She later married Burl Junior Dodson, who preceded her in death. She was an active member of the Eternal Life Baptist Church, the ladies auxiliary of the VFW Post 111 in Mooresville and was a longtime volunteer for Churches in Mission. She also worked as an accountant for Kroger’s for 15 years, before retiring in 1992.
In addition to her parents and husbands, she was preceded in death by her sister; Ann Johns.
Left to cherish her memory is her son; Randy Reiva, daughters; Jan E. Reiva, Judi A. Bosler, stepdaughters; Mariea C. Dodson, Deborah I. Thompson, sister; Carole Hanna, 10 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:00pm at Carlisle- Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, Mooresville, with visitation from 11am until the services at 1pm Friday in the funeral home. Entombment will follow the services in Nebo Memorial Park Cemetery, Martinsville, IN.
While flowers are welcomed, memorial contributions may be made in Kati’s memory to the HVAF of Indiana, 964 N. Pennsylvania St. Indianapolis, IN 46204.
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I, my mom, and Lauren truly enjoyed the time we were able to spend with your mom, usually as we listened to cheerful holiday music while spending an entire Saturday baking Christmas cookies and candies. Kati was the powerhouse who happily accepted the more mundane tasks, like scrubbing off burnt-on sugar sprinkles from the cookie sheets so that we could continue to with more fun activities like decorating cookies, eating cheeseball, and kibitzing. I remember how I chuckled when your mom washed a gallon-sized Ziploc baggie so that it could be reused! I thought, “Why would you spend time washing that baggie when you can just throw it away and use another?” But you know what?!? She rubbed off on me! I, too, now think twice about throwing away a good, only once-used Ziploc baggie, and more often than not, I wash and reuse my baggies at least once, if not twice. I owe that simple frugal and sustainability move to your mom! And whenever I wash a baggie, your mom pops foremost into my mind. I will miss Kati but will continue to always remember her fondly. She was a special lady!
Katie was a neighbor, friend and sister in Christ. We shared many laughs, conversations, thoughts, celebrations and sorrows together. We were blessed to have such an intelligent, loving and caring lady as Katy in our lives. We will miss her and she will always be remembered in our hearts. Love, Deborah, Kevin and Kierstyn
Kati was a lovely lady, so soft spoken and sweet. She was always so nice to be in her company and had a smile for everyone.