Robert Melvin Dawson Sr.

April 7, 1944 - February 19, 2022

Robert Melvin Dawson, Sr. passed away, Saturday, February 19, 2022. Visitation will be Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at Valley Grove Baptist Church from 12 pm until 2 pm. The funeral service will follow with Bro. Greg Beasley officiating. Interment will be at Old Bethel Cemetery. Robert is preceded in death by his parents, Elsie and John R. Dawson, Jr.; son, Jamie Dawson; brother Hubert Dawson; nephew, Dustin Parker. Robert is survived by his children, Robert M Dawson Jr. (Lynn), James E. Dawson (Darlene), Mary E. Underwood (Mark); brother, Kenneth Dawson (Gail); sisters, Regina Osborn (Curtis), Ouida Wilson (Mike), Nancy Hall, Carolyn Maness (Charles), Emily Parker (Harold), Martha Abernathy, Betty Mardis (Bobby); sister-in-law, Evelyn Dawson; grandchildren, Bradley Bohannon (Liza), Matthew Bohannon (Jesse), John Robert Dawson, Mindy Bates (Jeremy), Kelly Mardis, Tony Dawson, Amanda Taylor (Frank), Billy Dawson, Eli Dawson, Lorrie Brown, Lisa Dawson, Brandon Underwood; great-grandchildren, Baylee Mardis (Luke), Kerigan Mardis, Camdyn Mardis, Charlee Mardis, Heidi Bohannon, Cierra Bohannon, Carter Cameron, Alli Isbell; and special friend, JoAnn Rogers. Pallbearers will be Bradley Bohannon, Matthew Bohannon, Brandon Underwood, Camdyn Mardis, John Robert Dawson, and Jeremy Bates