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BERT ELLSWORTH DODDS
MR. SPEAKER: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character and public service of the late Honorable Bert Ellsworth Dodds, begs leave to submit the following memorial:
Bert Ellsworth Dodds was born October 11, 1885 and was a native of the New London - Pleasant Grove area.
On November 27, 1907, he was married to Mary Lou Blakeway. They had one son, Ellsworth Dodds.
Mr. Dodds was a member of the Danville Methodist church and was a fifty year member of Lodge No. 48, AF&AM. He served on the Des Moines County Inheritance board and county conservation board. He was Past Master and Past Worthy Patron of the Masonic and Eastern Star lodges. He was Vice President of the Danville State Savings Bank, and President of the Danville Mutual Telephone Company.
In 1936 he was elected to the Iowa Legislature, serving in the Forty-seventh, Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth, Fiftieth, Fiftieth Extra and Fifty-first General Assemblies as Representative from Des Moines County. He died Sept. 5, 1966,
He is survived by his wife, a son Ellsworth Dodds of New London; two grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Mabel Miller of Burlington.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SIXTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF IOWA: That in the passing of the Honorable Bert Ellsworth Dodds, the state has lost an honored citizen and a faithful and useful public servant, and the House by this resolution would express its appreciation of his service, and tender its sympathy to the members of his family.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House and that the Chief Clerk be directed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.
CHARLES P. MILLER,
MILTON DISTELHORST,
CHARLES F. STROTHMAN,
Committee.