Myrtle Haynes Dawson Obituary
The world bids farewell to Myrtle Haynes Dawson of Ringgold, Virginia, departing on February 23, 2026 at the age of 94. Myrtle leaves behind memories cherished by the community. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Myrtle Haynes Dawson to show support.
As we bid Myrtle farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Myrtle is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Sam Henry Tate and Mamie Hudson Burgess Tate; and her husband Linwood "Mann" Dawson. She is survived by: her daughter Brenda Haynes Ruocco; her grandchildren, Patrick Alan Ruocco (Kelly) and Johanna Rose Ruocco; and her great grandchildren, Anthony Patrick Ruocco and Heather Rose Ruocco. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
