TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 23, 2021

Sparta lawyer and former judge Gary Wayne Dodson died on Aug. 12 at 72. A 1973 graduate of the University of Memphis School of Law, Dodson practiced law in White County for more than 46 years. He served as general sessions judge for White and Van Buren counties for 10 years, as White County delinquent tax attorney for 40 years, and as White County attorney for 16 years. At his death, he was serving as Sparta city judge. Funeral services were held Aug. 16 at the West Sparta Church of Christ. Memorial donations may be made to the Stepping Stones School Parents-Day-Out program at West Sparta Church of Christ, the White County Library or the White County Humane Society, 5600 Gum Springs Mountain Rd., Sparta, TN 38583.