Clarence Orvil Dodd Writer
Clarence Orohrelle Dodd (February 5, 1899 - December 25, 1955), often known as Clarence Orvil Dodd and C. O. Dodd, was an American author and magazine editor and an Elder of a particular Church of God (Seventh Day) denomination church in Salem, West Virginia in the early 20th century.In 1920 he married Martha I. Richmond, whom he predeceased. They had one child - Mary, now Mary Dodd Ling.He worked as a clerk for 35 years for Hope Natural Gas Company (now absorbed into ExxonMobil) while writing, editing and publishing his magazine, and serving his church, until he retired early due to Hodgkins' disease. Two years subsequent to his retirement he died.