In 1907, Mr. Dodd retired from the publishing company, came to Prince 
     
     Edward Island and purchased the farm in Burton, Lot 7, which had formerly been 
     
     the property of his wife’s grandfather, which he much improved and replenished 
     
     with choice stock. He retained his American citizenship, but took a deep interest in 
     
     Prince Edward Island affairs and in church and community activities, being very 
     
     highly respected throughout the community. He was a trained musician and his 
     
     ability as an organist was widely known. For many years, he was the organist in the 
     
     Campbellton Church. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mr. Dodd died in Prince County Hospital, Summerside in 1927 at the age of 
     
     seventy—nine years. He left his widow, the former Jane MacNeill, but no children, 
     
     and numerous relatives in New York. The funeral was held from the residence of 
     
     Russell MacNeill in Campbellton and then to the Campbellton United Church. 
     
     Burial was in New York City. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Janie Dodd continued for another year as teacher and superintendent of the 
     
     Sunday School in the Campbellton United Church, but in 1928, she resigned her 
     
     responsibilities after twenty-one years of faithful service to the Sunday School and a 
     
     loyal member of the Women’s Missionary Society. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The ladies of the United Church in Campbellton met at the home of Mrs. 
     
     William MacKendrick on the evening of November 16, 1928 and gave a farewell 
     
     party to Mrs. William Dodd, who was preparing to leave for the United States where 
     
     she intended to make her home. The following addresses were read, one from the 
     
    
   
   
    
     Women’s Missionary Society and the other from the Sunday School, each accom— 
     
     panied by a handsome gift. 
     
    
   
   
    
     “Campbellton, November 16, 1928 
     
     Dear Mrs. Dodd, 
     
    

    
     We, your co-workers and fellow members of the Campbellton Women’s Mis— 
     
     sionary Society with our friends here assembled, hearing of your intended departure 
     
     from this section of the Garden of the Gulf feel as if we cannot let you depart from 
     
     our midst without expressing our appreciation of the interest you have always taken 
     
     in all lines of church work, but most particularly in the work of our society since 
     
     coming to reside amongst us. You have occupied every office in our society for 
     
     many years and always to the advancement of our society, in difficulties finding the 
     
     right solution and in prosperity quietly rejoicing. 
     
    

    
     Not always has your work been along those lines but in our homes in times of 
     
     sorrow and sickness, yours has been the helping hand to soothe the fevered brow or 
     
     comfort the friends in the home and no call came unheeded, regardless of weather or 
     
     road conditions and we recall with admiration and pride the many times you so 
     
     nobly responded to the call of what you deemed your duty to assist those suddenly 
     
     taken ill or needing help. 
     
    

    
     By those acts of kindness combined with your ready sympathy and tact you 
     
     have won the friendship and high esteem of all. Now, what more can we say, but 
     
     that we shall sadly miss you and remember you until you return and again be with 
     
     us. 
     
    
   
   
    
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