Robert Knox Dotson

Mr. Robert Knox Dotson, 66, retired chemical engineer, died Friday, May 28, 2005 in Greenville, South Carolina. Graveside services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Bryant Cemetery in the Mooresville Community with Father Thomas Perrin officiating. Military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19. Following the graveside service, the family will visit with friends at the residence of his mother-in-law, Booker Place, 4504 Scott Hollow Road. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Catholic Church, 125 Hampton Avenue, Greenville, South Carolina 29601 or St. Anthony's Catholic Church School, 309 Gower Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29611. Notes of sympathy may be sent to www.oakesandnichols.com. Born in Waterloow, Iowa, he was the son of the late Robert Louis Dotson and Janet Knox Dotson. He was a faithful alumnus of the University of Notre Dame where he graduated with a degree in chemical engineering. He retired as a Senior Staff Engineer from Hoechst Celanese Corporation, now Mitsubishi Polyester Film Corporation, where he patented an invention. He served as an officer in the U. S. Navy and was a long-time communicant of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Greenville. He was preceded in death by his beautiful wife, the former Emily Ingram of Columbia, whom he stood by through a lengthy illness. Survivors include a daughter, Stephanie Dotson Ross of Greer, South Carolina; a son, Robert Ingram Dotson and wife, Christina, of Simpsonville, South Carolina; three grandchildren, who brought great joy to his life, Emily Ross, Daniel Ross and Brian Ross; and his mother-in-law, Anna Worth Ingram of Columbia. Floyd White, Emmitt Barker, Jim Owens, Bill Lakey, and Lee Spruill will serve as pallbearers.