Property history:  built 1945
Erwin Dodson Funeral Home
Erwin Dodson Allen Funeral Home 

Erwin Dodson Funeral Home
6710 Swauger Valley Road (formerly South Street)
Minford, OH 45653

Owners:  William M. Dodson, Kenneth B. Dodson
Year started:  1952
Year ended:  1997

The Portsmouth Times, October 29, 1952 - FUNERAL HOME SOLD BY ERWIN;  Mortician Retires; Dodson Brothers Buy

Edward Erwin of the Erwin Funeral Home in Minford announced his retirement and the sale of his business to the Dodson brothers, Kenneth B. Dodson and William M. Dodson both of Minford.

The new owners plan to move the funeral home to a new building on South Street in Minford and will operate under the name of Erwin-Dodson.

Both men have been associated with Mr. Erwin in the past.  William has been with Mr. Erwin since 1951 and his brother, Kenneth, was associated with the firm from 1945 until 1949 when he went to Ashville, North Carolina as office manager for a commercial printing company.

William is a graduate of the Ohio State University College of Commerce and the Cincinnati School of Embalming.  

The Portsmouth Times, February 11, 1957

Minford Has Flood

For many years Minford has not experienced a flood but at least two of its business places did Saturday night.

Frowine’s Appliances and Erwin-Dodson Funeral Home are on a side street with the rear of the property not far from Long Run.

Flooded Long Run was more than a foot deep in the basement of the Frowine store but heavy appliances in storage were saved by placing them on buckets of paint.  The most damage was to loss of labels on paint.

Next door at the funeral home, drains were blocked with sand bags but other seepage accounted for about eight inches of water on the basement floor.  The flood at the rear was within a foot of the back door.

Market Gets Water

Greatest damage from Long Run was between Oertel’s Corner and Minford.  Route 139 Market, operated by L. H. Porter, had more than a foot of water with some property damage.

At the John Oliver Insurance office, built only recently of block construction on the north side of the highway, had about two feet of water.

The Portsmouth Times, June 20, 2017
William M. Dodson
Mr. William M. Dodson, age 93, died June 18, 2017 at Minford Retirement Center.  He was born December 9, 1923 to Sam and Sue Pickrell  Dodson in Ashland, Kentucky, where he was primarily raised and graduated from high school.

He was a decorated infantry veteran of WWII, serving in the Phillipine Islands and Okinawa.  After the war, he graduated from The Ohio State University and Cincinnati College of Embalming.  In 1952 along with his brother, Kenneth Dodson, started the Erwin-Dodson Funeral Home.

He was married to his loving wife, Jeane, for 61 years before her death in 2011.  Together they raised their two children, William E. (Ellen) and Rebecca.  He is also survived by his grandchildren, Andrew (Stacy) Dodson with their sons, Maxton, Grayson, Braden and Isaiah; Daniel (Dinah) Dodson with their daughters, Emma and Ruby.  All reside in Scioto County, Ohio.

Long-time memberships include Minford United Methodist Church, Water 1 Board of Directors, Minford American Legion Post 622, and Minford Fire Department.

Funeral services will be held at Erwin-Dodson-Allen Funeral Home on Thursday, June 22 at 11 a.m. with family friend and evangelist, Patrick Gampp officiating.  Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21, and one hour before the service.  Military rites will be provided by the American Legion immediately following the service.  Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. at Greenlawn Cemetery in Louisa, Kentucky. 

Erwin-Dodson-Allen Funeral Home
6710 Swauger Valley Road
Minford, OH 45653

Owner:  Neal B. Allen
Year started:  1997
Year ended: