Mrs. Alice Elaine Dotson, age 79, of Summerville, GA, died Saturday, May 24, 2025, at her son's residence in Trion, GA.

Mrs. Dotson was born September 7, 1945, in Summerville, GA, daughter of the late Everett William James and Dovie Mae Lipham James.  Prior to her retirement, she was employed with Roper Corporation.  Mrs. Dotson loved her family and always treated everyone else's children as if they were her own.  Nothing pleased her more than planning and hosting family get-togethers.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Aaron Tim Dotson; and her daughter, Mary Elizabeth Chapman.

Survivors include her sons, Jimmy (Debbie) Tapp; Darian (Anna) Dotson; a brother, Everett (Gail) James; sister, Hattie Foster; and grandson, Jared William (Heather) Tapp.

Funeral services for Mrs. Dotson will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, May 31, 2025, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sanford DeBerry officiating.  Interment will follow in the Summerville Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Billy James, Brad James, Andy James, Chuck Noles, Timothy Brooks, Thomas Brooks, Jonathan Durham, and Brook Morgan.  Honorary pallbearers will be the Staff of Tapestry Hospice, especially her nurse, Emily, and her C.N.A., Gabby.

Mrs. Dotson will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 12:00 Noon until the hour of service on Saturday.