Charles Dodds

Dr. Charles Richard Dodds, Sr., 79, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2024, at his residence in Madisonville.
He was born on February 11, 1945, in Sheffield, AL to the late Clarence Raymond Dodds and Carolyn Glenn Dodds. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Glenn Dodds.
Dick graduated from Memphis State University in 1967 and University of Tennessee College of Medicine in 1971. After completing his internship at the Medical Center of Central Georgia, he moved to Madisonville in the summer of 1972. He was the first
Family Medicine resident in the state of Kentucky and completed his training at the Trover Family Medicine Program in 1974. Following his residency, he joined Trover Clinic as a family physician and passionately served the people of Earlington and Madisonville for 34 years. He was board certified in Family Medicine and Geriatrics. He served on the clinic executive committee, as Chief of the Hospital Medical Staff, and as President of the Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians.
After retiring from medicine in 2008, he opened a photography and print shop in Earlington, where he enjoyed restoring and printing pictures.
His faith was very important to him. After joining the First United Methodist Church in 1972, he was active on many committees, serving as a lay delegate to the Kentucky Annual Conference for 6 years. He enjoyed his Sunday School class and shared teaching with other class members. His passion for music led him to the Chancel Choir where he sang joyfully for many years.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Beryl Dodds of Madisonville; sons, Richard (Emily) Dodds of Portland, OR, James (Carey) Dodds of Madisonville, and Michael (Sunny) Dodds of Madisonville; two brothers, Raymond (Becky) Dodds of Huntingdon, TN and Robert (Carolyn) Dodds of Port Angeles, WA; and grandchildren, Drew (Emma) Dodds, Jack Dodds, and Sam Dodds of Madisonville, Charlie Dodds and Oliver Dodds of Portland, OR, and Jessica Martin of Princeton, KY; along with two great grandsons, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was loved and will be missed by all who knew him.
Memorial services will be held at 1:00 P.M. December 18, 2024, at First United Methodist Church with Rev. John and Loletuth Kalz officiating.
Visitation will be from 11:00 A.M. until service time Wednesday at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church Department of Music or the Womens Triangle Recovery House.