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Dota “Dotty” Yvonne Thompson, aged 91 of Logan, Ohio, passed away surrounded by her loving family at the Laurels of Athens in Athens, Ohio on Sunday, May 10, 2026.
Born May 8, 1935 in Sand Run, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Audrey (Beal) Mays.
Dotty worked for Rocky Shoes and Boots during life before retiring after 40 years of service.
Dotty is survived by her husband, William Willis Thompson; daughters, Sharon (Mike) Biggs and Jane (Mark) Weiland; grandchildren, Erin (Greg) Greene, Emery Biggs, and Amy Weiland; great-grandchildren, Victoria and Rylee Biggs, and Isla and Liam Greene; great-great grandchild, Westen Spencer; siblings, Mildred Lender, Barbara Deutch, Sharon Hooper, and Sam Mays; and several beloved nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents, Dotty was preceded in death by her son, William “Bill” Michael Thompson; and siblings, Robert, Charles, Dan, Larry, and Leonard Mays, Betty Howdyshell, and Opal Beaver.
A funeral service officiated by Joshua N. Martin will be held at the Roberts Funeral Home in Logan, Ohio at 11 AM on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Burial will follow in Carbon Hill Cemetery, Ward Township, Hocking County, Ohio.
Visitation will be held at the Roberts Funeral Home from 5 PM to 8 PM on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
Arrangements by Roberts Funeral Home- Logan, Ohio.
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