Tina Josephine (Dodson) Mayes
October 30, 1968 — June 30, 2015
Tina Josephine Mayes, age 46, of Van Wert died at 3:33 PM Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice. She was born October 30, 1968 in Paulding, a daughter of Donald Dodson Jr and Kay (Glass) Dodson. Her father is deceased and her mother lives in Defiance. She married Thomas Sterling Mayes and he survives in Van Wert.
Surviving are daughters, Tawnie Johnson, Ashley Mayes and Emily Mack--SISTERS: Alisha Bishop and Kerrie Tressler, a bother, Kelly Dodson and 8 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Donald Dodson, Sr and her grandmother, Clara Moden.
She was a member of Trinity Friends Church in Van Wert and worked with the Challenged Higher organization. She had also been employed for a number of years at KAM Manufacturing in Van Wert. She and her husband, Tom, had been foster parents for a number of children.
Friends and relatives will be received from 2:00 PM Sunday, July 5, 2015 until 8:00 PM at Brickner Funeral Home in Van Wert. Services will be held at 10:30 AM Monday, July 6, 2015 at Trinity Friends Church with Pastor Steve Savage officiating. There will be viewing at the church 1 hour prior to services. Burial will follow in Venedocia Cemetery.
Preferred donations are to the family to help defray funeral costs.