Mr. Eddie Lee Dosson was born to Eddie and Lettie Young Dosson on November 29, 1944 in Falls County Texas. He attended Marlboro Elementary School in Killeen, Texas and graduated from Killeen High School. Eddie relocated to Troy Texas after finishing high school. He served in the United States Army, earning a Bronze Star, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Medal and Good Conduct Medal; excelling to the rank of SGT E5. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans. He worked E.R. Carpenter and retired from Ralph Wilson as a forklift operator. Eddie was well known as a first-class carpenter and auto mechanic. He married Lucille Floretta Anavitarte in 1978. He was a faithful member of Eighth Street Baptist Church.
Survivors are his wife, Lucille Floretta, daughters Anita Anavitarte (Paul) Frank of Temple, Marcia Anavitarte (Thomas) Jordan of Austin, grandson Erskin Anavitarte (Kellie) of Nashville, Tennessee, granddaughters Dorian Ortega of Temple, Tara Jordan of Austin, brothers David Thomas of Houston, Robert Hall of Temple; five great grandchildren, god niece, Vickie (Justin) Liptrot of Fort Worth, Texas; a host relatives and friends.