Wildanette Johnson Dodson

She was born in Dallas, Texas on December 9, 1944 to Amy Estelle Smith and John Erwin Johnson, Jr. She was raised in Pleasant Grove, Texas where she attended W.W Samuell High School and graduated in 1963.

Wildanette was a Budget Analyst at the City of Dallas where she worked for more than 30 years. She was a Christian and loved her Lord and Savior.

Wildanette enjoyed spending time with her family and attending her grandson’s baseball, basketball and tennis games every chance she got. She loved to bake for her family and friends. She often volunteered her time at her church helping with the Hand of God, Operation Christmas Child and many other things.

Wildanette will be remembered as a loving mom, grandma, sister, aunt and friend. She will be missed dearly, but we find comfort in knowing she is with her Savior and we will be reunited with her again one day.

Wildanette is preceded in death by her grandma, Dora Ethel Smith; son, Michael Dean Sutton; mother, Amy Estelle McVay; stepdad, Luther McVay; her aunt and uncle, Dee and Pat Onstott; and her great nephew, James David Elder.

She is survived by her sister, Anita Rhodes; daughter and son in law, Amy and Aaron Buck; grandsons, Landon Buck, Riley Buck, Ethan Buck, and Allen Sutton; her nephew and his wife, Randy and Christina Grimes; great nephew, Caden Grimes; her great niece, Libby Grimes, Jennifer (husband, Larry) Ballou, Adalee (husband, Michael) Hill; nephew, Steve Elder; niece, Lisa Hansen; and her cousins, Ken Onstott, Whitney (husband, Jesus) Garza, and Noa Garza.

"Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"" - John 11:25-26

A funeral service for Wildanette will be held Monday, December 2, 2024 at 1:00 PM at Galloway Ave Baptist Church, 1930 N Galloway Ave., Mesquite, Texas 75149. Following the funeral service will be a graveside service at 2:30 PM at Grove Hill Memorial Park, 3920 Samuell Blvd, Dallas, Texas 75228.