Talbert R. "Tab" Dotson, 87, formerly of the 300 block of Maryland Ave., passed away August 12, 2013 surrounded by his loving family.

Mr. Dotson, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y. and a WWII veteran, retired from the U.S. Navy as a Fire Control Technician after 20 years of honorable service, including assignments as an instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. Upon his Navy retirement in March 1964 he worked as an electrician for the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. He was the widower, since 2009, of Mary Rose Madigan Dotson, his wife of 52 years.

Survivors include his two daughters, Noreen D. O'Brien and husband Kevin, Susan D. Hawkins and husband Danny; grandchildren, Ryan Hawkins, Meghan O'Brien and fiancé David Adams, and Dana H. Corley and husband Jack; a great-granddaughter, Madilyn Corley; and a sister, Theresa Deschamps of Annapolis, MD. "Pop Pop" will also be lovingly remembered by Paul O'Brien, Julie Ford and family, and Samantha Melton. The family would like to thank Cynthia Payne and her loving staff at Mayfair House for all their care and kindness.

A funeral service, conducted by the Reverend Mr. Joseph Grillo, will be held Sunday, August 18 at 5 p.m. at Foster Funeral Home, Portsmouth. The family will receive friends after the service. Burial, with military honors, will be 12 noon Monday, August 19, at Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery, Suffolk. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Wounded Warrior Project, P. O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675. Condolences may be registered at www.bwfosterfuneralhome.com.