Obituary of Bessie McDowell, Wayne County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Whitney R Profitt BESSIE MCDOWELL, MT. ERIE, DIES Was 89 Year Old; Funeral Services at McKendree Church Tuesday. Mrs. Bessie McDowell, 89, long-time resident of the Mt. Erie vicinity, died at 7 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient 15 days. Mrs. McDowell had been in poor health some time and had been previously hospitalized. Robert McDowell's Widow She was the widow of Robert McDowell, who died a number of years ago. Funeral services will be from McKendree Methodist church at 2 p.m. Thursday, with Rev. Forrest Crouch officiating and interment in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Crippin Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Monday (today). The body will be taken to the church at noon Tuesday. Bessie, daughter of James and Mary Ellen Porterfield, was born at Mt. Erie November 23rd, 1874. McKendree Church Member She was a member of the McKendree church. Surviving are two sons, Leo, of Albion, and Ernest, of St. Louis, Mo.; one daughter, Mrs. John Gardner, of Mt. Erie; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Whitney R Profitt