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Chapman's Mortuary
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Dawson, William
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Obituary
Arvil Vincent (A.V.) Dodrill, Jr.,
89, of Huntington, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017, at The
Wyngate, in Barboursville. Funeral services will be conducted at
noon Thursday, June 22, 2017, at Chapman's Mortuary, Huntington,
with Pastor Bob Hogsett officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be
George Smailes, Jr., Willard Hunter, Don Moreland, Mel Graham, Tim
Casey, Richard Smailes, Steve Williams, Watson Jones, and Evan
Jenkins. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Huntington.
He was born October 12, 1927 in Morgantown, WV, a son of the late
Arvil Vincent Dodrill, Sr. and Georgia Deskins Dodrill. A.V. was a
graduate of West Virginia University and a U.S. Navy veteran,
serving during World War II. He served for six years in the WV State
Police in South Charleston and three years as Deputy Warden at the
State Penitentiary in Moundsville. He also served as a United States
Probation and Parole Officer in the Southern District of West
Virginia for 24 years, 13 as Chief, and then as State Commissioner
of Corrections for WV under Gov. Arch Moore for four years. He spent
his spare time working for Little League baseball at League Five and
Buddy Basketball at the Huntington Y.M.C.A. as well as several years
as a Director for the Mountaineer Athletic Club. He was a member of
the Beverly Hills United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death
by his wife, Kathryn S. Dodrill. Survivors include: two sons and
daughters-in-law, Scott and Jennifer Dodrill of Homosassa, FL and T.
Kirk and Lisa Dodrill of Huntington; four grandchildren and their
spouses, Eric B. (Dr. Melissa) Dodrill of Bridgeport. WV, Miranda
(Shinya) Turley of Huntington, A. Paige Dodrill of Charlotte, NC and
T. Kane Dodrill of Huntington; and two great grandchildren, Callen
Elliott Dodrill and Bryant Oliver Dodrill and a very Special friend
Hallie Talbot of Charleston, WV. Visitation will be from 6:00 to
8:00 pm Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at the funeral home.
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