Mrs. Elsie Dodson Smith
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Mrs. Elsie Dodson Smith

  • January 23, 1921 - July 30, 2012
  • Douglasville, Georgia
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“My heart is with you in your time of mourning (John 11:32-35). ”
1 of 15 | Posted by: M Harris

“My heart is with you in your time of mourning (John 11:32-35). ”
2 of 15 | Posted by: M Harris

“Dear Family, I am so sorry for your loss. Even though you are in great pain now and it feels like it may go on forever, rest assured that it will get...Read More » ”
3 of 15 | Posted by: M. Wallace

“Charlotte, was so sorry to hear of your mom's passing. Please know Jim and I will be thinking about you and your family during this very difficult...Read More » ”
4 of 15 | Posted by: Imogene Chambers Cook - Cumming, GA

“This was such a sweet lady. Always had a smile for all those she met. She will truly be missed. ”
5 of 15 | Posted by: CAROL NICHOLSON - WHITESBURG, GA

“How fortunate am I to have met such a Beutiful Elegant Lady...as her marvelous stories that I had the great oportunity to listen to will alwys be in...Read More » ”
6 of 15 | Posted by: Zandra Segarra - Rio Grande, PR

“Our heartfelt sympathy is extended to all of the family during this difficult time. Elsie was such a lovely lady and always a joy to be around. I...Read More » ”
7 of 15 | Posted by: Ron and Katherine Dodson - GA

“Gail, my thoughts and prayers are with you. I know the good memories of your mother will sustain you during this time. ”
8 of 15 | Posted by: Catherine Bearden Davis - GA

“Aunt Elsie was such a dear, sweet and elegant southern lady. As a young child, she impressed upon me many special traits that I still reflect on...Read More » ”
9 of 15 | Posted by: Carolyn Entrekin Williams - GA

“Such a sweet and beautiful LADY!! She was regal and elegant, full of life and love. ”
10 of 15 | Posted by: Pamela Word - Dallas, GA - Fiend

“Dear Gail and Charlotte, My deepest sympathy in the loss of your mother. She was a lovely and lively lady who always seemed to get the very best out...Read More » ”
11 of 15 | Posted by: Linda Garrett Young - Buckhead, GA

“What an honor it was to be your only granddaughter. I am so grateful for all of the wonderful things that you taught me about life. I will cherish...Read More » ”
12 of 15 | Posted by: Bill, Beth, Will, Thomas and Miles Hembree - GA

“We have had many happy times together at the CAC and as members of the Douglas County Historical Society together. Mrs. Elsie always looked like she...Read More » ”
13 of 15 | Posted by: Steve and June Carden Keen - GA

“Elsie was the epitome of a Southern lady and will be very much missed by those who knew and loved her. ”
14 of 15 | Posted by: Sandra Whittington - Douglasville, GA

“The staff at Whitley Garner at Rosehaven wish to extend our sincere sympathy to the family in the loss of your loved one. ”
15 of 15 | Posted by: Phillip Harrington - Douglasville, GA


Mrs. Elsie Dodson Smith, age 91, of Douglasville, GA, passed away Monday, July 30, 2012. She was born January 23, 1921 in Winston, GA.

Elsie and her class were the first to graduate from the new Douglas County High School in 1937. She married Harold T. Mozley, Sr. in 1939 and after World War II they returned to Douglasville where he was elected Mayor of Douglasville and served as the youngest Mayor in the United States at age twenty-eight. Elsie served as Queen of the Atlanta Temple Daughter of the Nile. She was also the President of the Deviletts, the auxiliary of the Red Devils, Yaarab Temple, Atlanta, GA. Elsie was a long time member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the Confederacy. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Douglasville for many years where she taught Sunday School and then was a Charter Member of Heritage Baptist Church in Douglasville. Elsie was an expert seamstress and had a reputation for her banana pudding and coconut cakes. She was a devoted mother and grandmother and loved people, the arts, traveling and history, especially genealogy. Elsie lived a long and happy life, she would often remark what a good life she had and what a wonderful age to be born into.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John Louis and Frances Gore Dodson, her four husbands, Harold T. Mozley, Sr., Clarence Crawford, W. Lane Crocker, and Captain Joe Smith USN Retired, and her son, Harold 'Hal' T. Mozley, Jr.

She is survived by her daughters, Charlotte Mozley Rainwater and husband Terry, Gail Mozley Liles; grandchildren, David Liles and wife Nan, Beth Camp Hembree and husband Bill, Woodward Camp and wife Zandra; great-grandchildren, Justin Liles, Will Hembree, Miles Hembree, Thomas Hembree; brother, Charlie Dodson and wife Barbara; sisters, Pat Smith and husband Louis 'Pete, Betty Dodson Merritt and husband Doyle, Joann Dodson Entrekin; numerous nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, August 2, 2012 from 4-8 PM. The funeral service will be Friday, August 3, 2012 at 2:00 PM in the Rosehaven Chapel with Rev. Gene Fields officiating. Interment will follow at Douglasville City Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Heritage Baptist Church, 8800 Rose Ave., Douglasville, GA 30134.

Those who wish to express condolences or share a special memory may do so at www.whitleygarner.com

Arrangements by: Whitley-Garner at Rosehaven Funeral Home, Douglasville, GA 30134, 770-942-4246