Barry Duane Dodd, 63, died peacefully Saturday, July 14, 2012 from complications from Spina Bifida. Barry was born November 26, 1948 to Hugh Bennett Dodd and Jeanette Payne Dodd in Danville, Va. He was a 1971 graduate of Garinger High School and worked for many years for Goodwill Industries.
He was a very active member of the Physically Disabled Adult (PDA) association, serving as its Vice Chairman for more than 20 years. Mr. Dodd was a very devoted and faithful member of his church, Kilgo United Methodist, and served in a number of capacities. He also volunteered for the Salvation Army, the annual Jerry Lewis MDA Telethons and for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Advocacy Council for People with Disabilities Transportation Committee.
Mr. Dodd, while physically handicapped since birth, was a “go-getter” and a very active “I can do it” kind of guy who could never say no to a good cause or charity. He used his wheelchair and the CATS bus service to travel all over Charlotte, meeting hundreds of people. He had been a resident for the last 13 years at the Brian Center Retirement Apartments on Reddman Road in Charlotte and most recently at the Brian Center in Mooresville.
Mr. Dodd was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Larry Keith Dodd, who died at 9 months of age, also from Spina Bifida.
Mr. Dodd is survived by his mother’s twin sister, Geneva Payne Bridges of Mooresville, and his uncle, Jacob Timothy Payne, Jr. of Mebane, N.C. He is also survived by his cousins, Charles Payne Bridges and wife Yvonne, of Mooresville, and Timothy Roland Bridges and wife Hsiu Chiu, of Taiwan, and second cousins, Thomas (Tommy) Martin Bridges and Elizabeth (Beth) Martin Bridges of Charlotte. Also surviving are his aunt Doris Dodd Barker of Ringgold, Va., his aunt Agnes Dodd Vaughan of Danville, Va., his uncles Albert and Melvin Dodd of Blairs, Va. and many cousins. He also is survived by his beloved friend of many years, Martha O’Neill from Mooresville.
Memorial Services celebrating Mr. Dodd’s life will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 19, 2012 at Kilgo United Methodist Church in Charlotte, with the Reverend Mike Harris officiating. Family visitation will precede the service beginning at 1 p.m. Graveside services will be held at Highland Park Cemetery in Danville, Va.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Kilgo United Methodist Church, 2101 Belvedere Ave., Charlotte, N.C. 28205.
Cavin-Cook Funeral Home from Mooresville is serving the family. Condolences may be made to the family at www.cavin-cook.com.
