Donna B. Dobson

Donna Bright Dobson, 86, passed away October 5, 2022. She was born January 20, 1936 in Santa Maria, California; her hometown was Hermosa Beach California. She was the daughter of the late Mike and Bonnie Bright. She was a retired employee of Norwalk Records Distribution, Inc. where she was operations manager as well as sales and personnel director. She was a devout and devoted Christian, actively involved in daily study of biblical scripture. Donna studied art at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California and was an exceptionally talented artist. She was a talented decorator, and an astute businesswoman who formerly owned and operated her own business. In 2006, Donna visited a friend who had moved to Greenville from California and it proved to be a life-changing event. She fell in love with the downtown area and decided on the spot to buy a home in Greenville, resign her job, retire, and sell her home in Huntington Beach, California. She accomplished all these objectives and moved her residence to Greenville in a mere two week period. Once settled in Greenville she became active in volunteer charity work with Greenville RoundTowners, where she met her future husband, who was active in the same group. Since he was also born in California (Santa Cruz), she felt that it was act of God that produced such an unlikely coincidence (‘that He had grabbed her by the scruff of the neck and plopped her down in a distant state”) and eventually matched the two from such a great distance. They both shared and celebrated their common Scottish heritage and were happily married for fifteen years before her demise. Donna loved football and became an avid Clemson Tigers fan. She was deeply devoted to and dearly loved her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She had a deep interest in and profound knowledge of cooking, was a neat and tidy housekeeper non-pariel, and loved nature and animals. To omit the fact that she was a card-carrying member of the ”basket of deplorables” and immensely proud of it would do her a grave injustice. Surviving are her husband, Edward Dennis Dobson, Jr. of the home; three sons, Christopher Campbell of Helendale, California, Jeff Campbell of Dana Point, California, and Scott Howard Campbell of Sherman Oaks, California; one step-son, Jonathan Dobson of Bellevue, Washington; eight grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and two step-grandchildren. She was predeceased by one step-son, Allan McGill Dobson and a brother, Mike Bright. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 22, 2022, at The Wood Mortuary in Greer, SC. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Chris Campbell, Jeff Campbell, Scott Campbell, Jonathan Dobson, Don Amey, and Dr. Bill Weathers. The family is at the home. Visitation will be held at the home, 120 Shannon Lake Circle, Greenville, after the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Horizon Presbyterian Church, 1070 E. Butler Rd., Greenville, SC 29607 or Greenville Humane Society, 305 Airport Rd., Greenville, SC 29607. Online condolences may be made at www.thewoodmortuary.com.

Donna B. Dobson

January 20, 1936 - October 5, 2022