VENUS JEFFERSON (V.J.) DODSON age 88 of Pleasant Hill, TN passed away August 2, 2018. He was born July 27, 1930 in White County, TN the son of Venus F. and Alla Mae Clouse Dodson. He was educated first in the public school system of Van Buren County and in 1946 at the age of 15, moved with his family to an 80 acre farm in the Pleasant Hill Community, where he then attended Pleasant Hill Academy. He was the oldest of four children and after his father's accident in the log woods V.J. began running the farm. That farm has now grown to well over 1000 acres. He was once the manager of The Pleasant Hill Community Farm that was given to the community by Pleasant Hill Academy.

V.J. was very active in the community, having served on many committees such as County Farm Bureau Board, Farmers Home Administration Board, Soil Conversation Committee, Ag Stabilization Committee and many others. He served for more than 24 years on the County Court, which is now the County Commission with most of that time spent as Judge Pro-Tem and chairman of the budget committee. Many huge accomplishments were made during his tenure as he had a progressive attitude combined with a good business sense.

Besides his passion for farming and civic service, he loved to ride horses and hunt both coon and squirrel.

He is survived by his loving and devoted wife Carol Dodson of Pleasant Hill, TN who will remember him always as her soulmate, her best friend and her everything. He was to her a one of a kind, who every morning would tell her how beautiful she was and that she was his cowgirl, and she would in turn tell him, he was her cowboy. Even when he could not speak, he still tried so very hard to tell her.

He is also survived by his sons- Jeff Dodson and his wife Brenda and David Dodson and his wife Kim, daughter- Jan Baker and her husband Randy, eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren, stepsons- Ray Brewer and his wife Tiffany and Stanton Brewer and his wife Maryanne, step grandchildren- Brianna, Ronnie, Elizabeth, Kayla, Destiny, Haley, Madison and Emma, sister- Anna Ruth Tucker and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers- Robert Dodson and Bascom Dodson.

Funeral services will be held Saturday August 4, 2018 at 6pm at Hood Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 3-6pm prior to the service at Hood Funeral Home. Graveside Committal services will be held Sunday August 5, 2018 at 1pm at New Pleasant Hill Cemetery.