Berrien County GaArchives Obituaries.....Dowdy, James E. "Sarge" August 14, 2009 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Shirley McMillan Durden http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0006039 November 26, 2012, 8:07 pm The Berrien Press - August 26, 2009 James E. "Sarge" Dowdy, 76, of Ray City died August 14, 2009 at Berrien County Hospital. Born May 17, 1933, in Lawrenceburg, TN to the late Homer and Josephine Stovall Dowdy, he retired from the U.S. Air Force after 22 years of service. He later opened Dowdy Paint and Body and was of the Baptist faith. He is preceded in death by two sisters, two brothers, and his first wife, Willadean Dowdy. Survivors include his wife, Rebecca A. Dowdy; three daughters, Barbara Noles, Pat Browning and Debbie Dowdy; son, Timmy Dowdy; three step-sons, Wayne Hughes, Donnie Hughes and James Carroll Hughes; step-daughter, Patty Siniard; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. As per his wishes, he was cremated. Music Funeral Services of Lakeland was in charge of arrangements. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/berrien/obits/d/dowdy2768nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb