Charles Milton "Bill" Dawson, 86, of Churchton passed away March 13,2013 at South River Health and Rehabilitation Center in Edgewater, MD. He was born February 21,1927 in Mayo to Samuel C. and Agnes V. (Behlke) Dawson. Bill was raised in Mayo and later moved with his family to Washington,D.C. and attended Coolidge High School, where he played football and graduated in 1944, earning the Pacific and American Theatre Ribbons and WWII Victory Medal. After Bill was discharded on July 24,1946, he moved back to Mayo. He was then employed at Firestone Tire, and later worked as a manager at Colonial Bowling Lanes in Annapolis. Bill married Linda Ann Herbert on February 13,1971 and they lived in Annapolis. They moved to Chestertown, where they purchased a bowling alley which they operated for eleven years. He and Linda then moved back to Annapolis and he worked for Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks. They moved to Deale in the early 1980's and have lived in Churchton since 2007.
He was a life member of the Deale Elks Lodge 2528. Bill loved being outdoors whether he was hunting,crabbing, cutting the grass or tending to his flower garden. He also loved to spend time with his family especially his grandchildren.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents and a brother William Greeley "Stretch" Dawson. He is survived by his loving wife Linda A. Dawson and children Billie Lynn Orr and husband Dusty of Churchton, Blair Leigh Archambeault and husband Lenny of Edgewater, Charles Blake "Bubba" Dawson of Churchton, Charles Joseph "Chucky" Dawson and wife Jenny and Debra Kim Dawson Oliver, all of Annapolis. He is also survived by nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters Amelia Marquette of Baltimore, Gladys Rosatti of Crownsville and Linda Lou Cook of Tracy's Landing and brothers Samuel C. "Mike" Dawson of Annapolis, W.Thomas Dawson of New York and James R. Dawson of Friendship.

Interment was at the Maryland Veterans Cemetery, 1122 Sunrise Beach Road Crownsville,MD.21032
The site location is; Section 8, Site 971

Obit was done by Bill's family and on the Rausch Funeral Home page, also Published in The Captial on March 16, 2013

Wife:
Linda Ann Herbert Dawson
They married on February 13,1971

Children: by Linda
Billie Lynn Dawson Orr
Blair Leigh Dawson-Archambeault

Children: by Barba (first wife)
Debra Kim Dawson Oliver
Charles Joseph "Chucky" Dawson

Parents:
Samuel Chaplin Dawson 1897-1976 "Capt. Sam"
Agnes V. Behlke Dawson Connell 1902-1995

Full Siblings:
Amelia Dawson Marquette
Gladys Dawson Dillon Rosatti 1924-2016
William Greeley "Stretch" Dawson 1924-1987
Samuel Chaplin "Mike" Dawson

1/2 Siblings:
William Thomas "Tommy" Dawson
James Ronald "Jimmy" Dawson
Linda Lou Dawson Cook

Grand-parents: father's side (Milton)
Milton Dawson 1873-1959
Enola Dawson 1920-1897

Grand-parents: mother's side (Agnes)
John Charles Behlke 1874-1947
Alice E. Ball Bahlke 1881-1953