Dougherty-Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....McDowell, James Dewey October 3, 2002
************************************************
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:
Ann Yeager annmarkvii@yahoo.com and Freddy Page  November 7, 2007, 5:16 am

The Albany Herald - Obituaries
James Dewey McDowell

ALBANY — The graveside funeral service of James Dewey (Mac) McDowell, 65, of 
Hill Road, Albany, who died Thursday, October 3, 2002, will be conducted Sunday 
at 2 p.m. at Leesburg Cemetery. The Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. Shriners 
and law enforcement will serve as honorary pallbearers.

A native of Muscogee County, Mr. McDowell had resided in the Albany area since 
1960 moving from Columbus. He was retired from the Dougherty County Sheriff's 
Office and had worked with the Dougherty County Police Department for twenty 
seven years. Mr. McDowell was previously employed with the Albany Police 
Department and began his career with the Albany Fire Department.

He was a Navy veteran serving in Korea. He was a member of Masonic Lodge #24 
and he was a York Rite Mason. Mr. McDowell was a member of the Hasan Shrine 
Temple where he served on the director's staff and he was also colonel of the 
Provost Guard. He was a member of the Albany Shrine Club and the VFW Post #2785.

Survivors include his wife, Bille McDowell of Albany; three daughters, Brenda 
McDowell Dunn Sellers and her husband, Mike of LaGrange, GA, Debra Louise 
Staines of Huntsville, AL, Elizabeth (Libby) Lee Barfield of Stockbridge, GA; 
two sons, James (Jimmy) McDowell II and his wife, Charlene of Sylvester and 
Clifton Ray McDowell of Albany; two sisters, Mary Ann Iden and her husband, 
Charles and Martha Bishop, all of Columbus; a stepdaughter, Jenene Maybury and 
her husband, Walt of Thatcher, AZ; five grandchildren, Michelle Staines, Spec. 
Kenneth S. Dunn, Spec. Melissa McKee and her husband, Sgt. Josh McKee, Jessica 
Staines and Malinda McDowell; a step grandson, Jacob Maybury; numerous nieces 
and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. today at the funeral 
home.

Mathews Funeral Home 

Albany 229/435-5657 







File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/dougherty/obits/m/mcdowell10634ob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/

File size: 2.5 Kb