Breckinridge County KyArchives Obituaries.....DOWELL, Ezra February 8, 1925 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy Russell meemawpeg7@gmail.com March 24, 2022, 11:10 pm Breckinridge News, Cloverport, Ky., February 1925 OBITUARY MR. EZRA DOWELL DIES SUDDENLY Mr. Ezra DOWELL died suddenly Sunday afternoon at the home of his son, Mr. Frank DOWELL and Mrs. DOWELL of near Garfield, Ky., in Breckinridge County. Mr. DOWELL had been ill for several days, but his condition was not thought to be alarming. He would have been 79 years old had he lived to March 24, 1925. Mr. DOWELL was a devout member of the Freedom Cumberland Presbyterian Church for nearly 50 years, and an Elder in that church for 40 years. Mr. DOWELL was twice married. His first wife was Miss Elizabeth NORTON, of near Webster, and his second wife was Miss Anna WOOD, who preceded him to the grave several years ago. He is survived by: seven children: Charles DOWELL of Garfield, Ky Frank DOWELL of Garfield, Ky Austin DOWELL of Garfield, Ky Mrs. S. M. HAYNES of Garfield, Ky Mrs. Robert POOLE of Garfield, Ky Tom DOWELL of Arlington, Nebraska Nathan DOWELL of Armstrong, Illinois All of whom attended the funeral. Tom and Nathan arrived Tuesday. Funeral services were held at Freedom on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m., conducted by his pastor, the Reverend A. E. Bailey, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Freedom Cemetery. Masons having charge of the burial---(bottom of obituary was torn off)--- Additional Comments: #0139 Freedom Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Cemetery; Directions: turn north immediately west of "Dead Man's Curve" from KY Highway 60. The church lies east of the road, and is blocked from view by a low ridge; in Breckinridge County, Ky. DOWELL, Ezra 3-24-1846 -- 2-8-1925 husband of #1- Elizabeth "Bettie" NORTON Wed: (Bonddate) 1-16-1867 Breckinridge County, Ky Book-6 Page-345 husband of #2- Lucretia Ann "Creasy" WOOD Wed: 10-10-1878 Breckinridge County, Ky Book-13 Page-175 son of Littleberry DOWELL & his 3rd wife, Sarah PAYNE have his death certificate have his obituary he has a single tombstone DOWELL, Lucretia Ann "Creasy" 9-18-1858 -- 9-16-1890 2nd wife of Ezra DOWELL daughter of Jubal WOOD & Mary Jane CLAYCOMB she has a single tombstone THEIR INFANT DAUGHTER AND A SON ALSO HERE: DOWELL, Sarah J. 6-5-1879 -- 6-25-1879 daughter of Ezra DOWELL & Lucretia Ann "Creasy" WOOD she has a single tombstone DOWELL, Austin Taylor 4-24-1880 -- 11-16-1968 husband of Nannie KENNEDY LaFOLLETTE Wed: 5-29-1945 Breckinridge County, Ky Book-12A Page-212 son of Ezra DOWELL & his 2nd wife, Lucretia Ann "Creasy" WOOD have his obituary he has a single tombstone Dana Brown & Peggy Russell File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/breckinridge/obits/d/dowell12018gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/