Sue Anthony Dotson

Sue Anthony Dotson was born on December 8, 1916, in Shreveport, Louisiana. She and her husband, Bill moved to Dallas in 1940. After living for 103 years, five months, she entered into the divine presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Mrs. Dotson was preceded in death by her parents, Carl M. and Jessie Allen Anthony, brother, Allen Anthony, husband, William R. Dotson and grandson, Daniel A. Dotson, Jr. She is survived by her son, Daniel A. Dotson, Sr. (Sheila), daughter, Diana Dotson Gooch (Roland), granddaughters, Susanna Dokupil, Joanna Opaskar (Peter), Deborah Dotson-Layer (Bill), great grandchildren, David, Benjamin, Annabelle and Jonathan Dukopil, Kara and Kaitlyn Dotson. Mrs. Dotson is also survived by many wonderful friends and caregivers at Five Star Premier Residence who provided loving care and comfort for the past several years of her life.

Mrs. Dotson accepted Christ as her Savior at age eight and lived the Christian life with love, joy, faithfulness and service to God, her community and her church, First Baptist of Dallas. She was an active part of the church for many years. She and her late husband, Bill, were active in the ministry of the Chapel Choir and held various other positions of leadership throughout their years of service. Mrs. Dotson was a member of the Bethany Sunday School Class since 1940 and, although she was the last surviving member, the group lives on through the lives of the “Bethany daughters.”

Mrs. Dotson loved adventures and traveled extensively throughout the world. She also had a background of artistic and cultural inquisitiveness, a love of antiques and fellowshipping with like minded others. Early in life, she became interested in beautiful things, having grown up in an area where antiques of the old south were treasured. Ceramics in general, and Belleek and Jasper Ware in particular, interested her. This interest was cultivated when she lived for a brief period in the Northwest and made frequent shopping trips to Canada and London.

Having once been a history teacher, Mrs. Dotson was intrigued by the developmental struggles and ultimate triumphs of Josiah Wedgwood, a businessman and chemist. The Dotson Wedgwood Collection was donated to Baylor University and is on display in the Armstrong-Browning Library.

A private graveside service for Mrs. Dotson will be held at Hillcrest Memorial Park. A memorial service honoring the life of Sue Anthony Dotson will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that those so desiring make a memorial gift to First Baptist Church, Dallas.