Joseph Grant Dawson, 78, of Ten Mile, New Martinsville, WV, passed away August 28, 2016 at Sistersville General Hospital. He was born December 29, 1937, New Martinsville, WV, a son of the late Truman Dawson, Sr. and Ollie Snider Dawson. Joe is survived by his wife of 59 years, Barbara Tanley Dawson; daughters, Mary Myer and Donna (Ben) Faulk; brothers, John Dawson and Truman "Jr" Dawson; sisters, Roberta Beaver, Bonnie Boor and Barbara Gump; son-in-law, Steve Anderson; grandchildren, Heather Weekley, Brian Anderson, Brian Faulk, Dreama Smith, Steven Loy, Misty Stroller and Ronnie Seagrave and seventeen great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Carolyn Anderson and sister, Betty Travis. Services will be Thursday at 11:00 am at Myers Funeral Home with Pastor J.R. Richards officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4-8 pm at the funeral home. Interment will be at Mercer Cemetery, Wolf Pen, New Martinsville, WV. Online condolences may be offered at myersfuneralhomewv.com.