The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Monday, January 13, 1997              TAG: 9701130010
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                    LENGTH:   24 lines

ELMER L. DOZIER SR.

Elmer L. Dozier Sr., 60, of the 3000 block of Charity Neck Road, died Jan. 11, 1997, in Virginia Beach.

Mr. Dozier was born in Princess Anne County and was a Baptist. He was retired from the Army and had served in the 2nd Infantry Division. He was a member of Tidewater React, American Legion Post 0141, the Virginia Association of the Blind, VFW Post 15048 and the Moose Lodge. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a recipient of the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.

Survivors include his wife, Joan Dianne Dozier; two daughters, Judy Robertson of North Carolina and Wanda Dozier of Virginia Beach; two sons, Elmer L. Dozier Jr. and Edward L. Royals, both of Virginia Beach; and six grandchildren. He was predeceased by his son, Marty Dozier.

A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Smith & Williams Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel, by the Rev. Earl Stanley. Burial will be in Charity United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY


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