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Boyd B. Dodge

Boyd B. Dodge, 89, of Rogers, Ark., formerly of Bella Vista, Ark., died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, at Circle of Life Hospice Legacy Village in Bentonville, Ark. He was born July 17, 1925, in Floyd County, Iowa, to Herbert Franklin Dodge and Gail F. Root Dodge. He was a professional dog handler and showed dogs across the United States. Boyd and Marie also owned a kennel in Tulsa before moving to Arkansas. He moved to Bella Vista in 1988. He was preceded in death by his parents; and wife, R. Marie Dodge. He is survived by a brother, Kendall Dodge (Shirley) of Indianola, Iowa; and many nieces and nephews, including Mike Maulsby and his wife, Janice, Bernie Laun and wife, Judy; and stepson, Mark Severson and wife, Jan, of San Diego, Calif. Visitation will be at 9 a.m., with funeral services following at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, at the Bella Vista Funeral Home chapel. Entombment will be at 2 p.m. at Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow, Okla. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Meals on Wheels of Benton County, P.O. Box 1213, Rogers, AR 72757; or Circle of Life Hospice, 1201 NE Legacy Parkway, Bentonville, AR 72712. Online condolences may be made at www.funeralmation.com.

Published October 12, 2014

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