Born Charlotte Sue Gainer to the late Grover Milton (Pete) Gainer and Emma Pauline (Pauline) Bearden on September 16, 1941, in Taylor, Texas, Sue was a life-long Texan who loved her family fiercely. She also had a passion for gardening and cooking. Although they follow her recipes, none of her family has been able to duplicate her dressing or cinnamon rolls. Her vegetable garden thrived, and her house was always surrounded by vibrantly beautiful flower beds. Her orchids bloom a little less brightly in her absence.
She is survived by her husband, Loren Dittmeyer, and her children, Cheryl Dodson-Alderman and her husband Jace, Debbie Hammond, and Donnie Dodson and his wife Shari, her grandchildren Dawn Holmstrom, Misti Holmstrom, Michael Strickland, and Sara Shelby and her husband Gene, and her great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn Holmstrom, Tori Holmstrom, Brooklyn Tiedemann, Dylan Tiedemann, Carson Shelby, and Kooper Shelby, a son-in-law Gary Hammond, and one brother, Wimpy Gainer and his wife Leila, as well as many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Don Dodson. The two were married for twenty-six years and shared three children. Her brothers Milton and Milfred, and infant sister Barbara also preceded her.
In lieu of flowers, the family wishes you consider making a memorial donation in Sue’s honor to the American Heart Association.
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