Elizabeth Mauer Dodson, 79, of Hillsborough, N.C. died at home on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009.
Elizabeth was born Nov. 24, 1930 in Durham, N.C. to Ernest and Rosa Mauer. She grew up on a dairy farm in the Orange Grove community of Orange County and lived most of her life nearby.
She married Glenn Dodson in 1948, and they both worked for many years at Erwin Mills. Later she was employed by the UNC School of Dentistry, where she worked until retirement. She was a member of Union Grove United Methodist Church.
Elizabeth loved her family, friends and neighbors. Her home was the center for gatherings and many good times. She was an avid birdwatcher, and her bluebird houses always had the most baby birds in the neighborhood. She crocheted many warm afghans and made sock monkeys for all the kids.
She was a strong and loving person and touched many lives with her experience, knowledge and common sense. She was a wonderful caregiver and gave of herself generously, and was thankful for all the caregivers she had, both family and professional. She was especially fond of her hospice “family†at the Meadowlands in Hillsborough.
Elizabeth is survived by her sister, Carolyn Southerland (Harold) of Chapel Hill; her brothers Kenneth Mauer (Joyce) of West Jefferson, N.C. and Billy Mauer (Linda) of Mebane, N.C.; her daughters, Pamela Dodson Andrews and Phyllis Dodson (Marty Cassady), and her son, Ernie Dodson (Gwen), all of Hillsborough; three grandsons, Chris Andrews (April) of Durham, N.C. and Zach and Isaac Dodson of Hillsborough; two great-granddaughters, Mollie and Grace Andrews; and three step-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Glenn, and her brothers Herman and Eugene Mauer.