Breckinridge County KyArchives Obituaries.....DOWELL, Carrie Lou April 27, 1975
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Breckinridge County Herald-News, Hardinsburg, Ky., April 1975
OBITUARY
MRS. CARRIE DOWELL KILLED BY MOTORIST; DRIVER FACES MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES
     Mrs. Carrie Lou DOWELL, Hardinsburg, died at 8:38 p.m. on Sunday, April 
27, 1975, of injuries sustained when struck by an automobile in front of the 
Hardinsburg Baptist Church.
     The accident occurred as Mrs. DOWELL was returning home from evening 
church services.  She died some 25 minutes after being removed to the 
Breckinridge Memorial Hospital, Hardinsburg, of apparent head injuries.
     Grover Eugene "Butch" FENTRESS, Jr., 25, of Westview, the alleged driver 
of the vehicle, was charged at the scene with driving while intoxicated, and 
was lodged overnight in the county jail.  He was released Monday morning on 
$500 bond, after entering a plea of not guilty.  Sherriff Bobby D. Kennedy 
said charges of second degree manslaughter will be placed against Fentress on 
Wednesday.  Under the new penal code, second degree manslaughter is comparable 
to involuntary manslaughter.
     Mrs. DOWELL spent most of her life in public service to the community, 
and was County Treasurer of Breckinridge County for 36 years before her 
retirement in July 1970.  She had been deputy Master Commissioner under her 
father, the late Lee WALLS, her brother, David C. WALLS, and the late B. F. 
Beard, Jr.  She was a circuit court reporter for the late Judge George K. 
Holbert, and had been secretary in the office of Commonwealth Attorney, Henry 
D. Moorman.
     She was a member of the Hardinsburg Baptist Church, the Women's 
Missionary Union, and the National Association of County Treasurers.
     The widow of R.T. DOWELL, prominent Hardinsburg funeral director, Mrs. 
DOWELL is survived by:
one sister:
Mrs. Lennie W. McLAUGHLIN of Louisville, Ky (Jefferson County)
and several nieces and nephews
     The funeral was held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, 1975 at the 
Hardinsburg Baptist Church with the pastor, the Reverend Rudy Patton, 
officiating.  Burial was in the Ivy Hill Cemetery, directed by Trent-Dowell 
Funeral Home.

NOTE:  I found her obituary on the Find-A-Grave.com website, through 
Ancestry.com.

Additional Comments:
#0186 New Ivy Hill Cemetery #1, Hardinsburg, Ky in Breckinridge County.
Raymond Thomas Dowell and his wife, Carrie Lou WALLS DOWELL, share a double
tombstone:

DOWELL, Raymond Thomas "R.T."  10 Feb 1886 -- 09 Feb 1973
husband of Carrie Lou WALLS
son of William Thomas DOWELL & Alice F. "Alsie" WOODS
have his obituary    he has a tombstone

DOWELL, Carrie Lou  08 Feb 1891 -- 27 Apr 1975
wife of Raymond Thomas "R.T." DOWELL
daughter of Lee WALLS & Mary D. LYONS
have her obituary    she has a tombstone

R.T. DOWELL'S parents are buried in Hensley-Dowell Cemetery, near Garfield.
Peggy Russell

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