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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271685
Title: Everett E. Dodds
Date: 3/17/1955-7/21/2025
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 3/17/1955
Summary: Everett Edward Dodds, 70, of Langdon, ND, passed away on July 21, 2025, in Grand Forks, ND, surrounded by family. A private graveside service was held July 25, 2025, at Prairie Home Cemetery, New Rockford, ND. Burial was at Prairie Home Cemetery, New Rockford. Born on March 17, 1955, in New Rockford, ND, Everett grew up in a large family as the son of Goldie and David Dodds. He attended high school in New Rockford and later built a life defined by hard work, craftsmanship, and a love for the outdoors. A skilled general contractor, Everett spent much of his life building and fixing things with his hands. He worked on countless projects throughout his career, including refinishing professional sports courts for teams like the Dallas Mavericks. He had a remarkable talent for woodworking, gardening, and tinkering. There was rarely a day his hands were still. He had a special love for his dogs, who were constant companions through the years. Everett is survived by his children: daughter, Jennifer Stewart and her daughter, Taylor Reynolds, of Forney, TX; son, Matt Dodds and his wife, Ashley and their children, Cayden, Zayne, Amelia, and Madeline, of McKinney, TX; and youngest son, Jerred Dodds and his wife, Stevie and their children, Charlie and Bentlee, of Salado, TX. He is also survived by his siblings, Stanley Dodds (Bismarck), Gayle Reis (New Rockford), Ronda Hoffarth (Langdon) and Jerry Dodds (Cathay). He was preceded in death by his parents, Goldie and David; stepmother, Gertrude; and siblings, Darlene, June, and Lyle.
Red ID: FND_I_79181 Image ID: 529554 Image Notes: FND001 271685

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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