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The firm of M.D. Dotson and Sons Funeral Home was
founded in 1948 by Marquis Dotson, Sr. with
assistance and encouragement of his father Walter E.
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Marquis Dotson Sr. was born in the rural area of
McMinn County, Tennessee. While his siblings left
home to pursue other interest, Marquis saw the need
to remain in McMinn County to take care of his
families farming output which was their means of
support. As more families came into the area, there
became an urgent need to care for minority families
and their deceased loved ones. Other funeral homes
around the area did not accept Afro-American
business, thus giving Marquis Sr. a reason to
establish an honorable funeral firm, M.D. Dotson and
Sons Funeral Home. |
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Since the firms inception in 1948, M.D. Dotson and
Sons Funeral Home has been and is still the only
minority funeral home between Knoxville and
Chattanooga, Tennessee, offering services to
minority families in a wide rural population band;
Meigs, Monroe, Loudon, Harriman, Rhea, Bradley and
McMinn County.
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In 1976 Marquis Dotson Jr. completed John A. Gupton
College of Mortuary Science and soon became a licensed
embalmer and funeral director. Soon thereafter his wife,
Alma Dotson, also became a licensed funeral director.
For the past thirty years the firm has stood under the
ownership and control of Marquis and Alma Dotson Jr.
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Today the legacy continues to be passed down to the third generation of Dotsons. Marquis Dotson III, comes on as a third generation licensed embalmer and funeral director. Marquis III is also a 2005 graduate of John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science. Yashan Long also comes along as an apprentice funeral director.
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The name Dotson is synonymous with quality, perfection, the finest craftsman in the art of restoration, and timeless care of remains of loved ones. This tradition continues to be a family owned establishment with outstanding pride and an unbeatable record of what real funeral service is about.
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