Mr. Ken Dotson Jr.

September 21, 1968 - December 5, 2013

Ken Dotson, Jr., 45, passed away on Friday, December 5, 2013, at his residence in Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi, on Saturday, December 7, 2013, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 8, 2013, in the Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Trent Jaudon officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Ken was born September 21, 1968, to Arletta Jordan Dotson and Kenneth H. Dotson, Sr. He was a member of South Louisville Baptist Church and he was a postal worker. Ken was a 1987 graduate of Winston Academy where he excelled in football. He was a very devoted Ole Miss Rebel fan and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at Ole Miss. Fishing was also a favorite hobby of his. Ken served two years in the United States Navy and was stationed at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. Ken is survived by his mother, Arletta Dotson; his sister, Beth Edmonds and husband, Daryl; and his nieces, Rachel Edmonds, Laura Beth Fulton and husband, Kenny Joe; and Megan Wray all of Louisville. He was preceded in death by his sister, Cindy Wray and his father. Serving as pallbearers are J. J. Jenkins, Alan Lovett, Leslie Smyth, Dennis Scates, Randy Speck, and Dr. Steven Yarbrough. Memorials be given to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Tribute Program, P. O. Box 1000 Department 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142. Services are under the direction of Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family by signing the guest register at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.