Obituaries:  Mrs. Fannie Dowden, Sabine Parish       D-350
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Sep 28, 1972
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net 


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Mrs. Fannie Dowden

  Mrs. Fannie Dowden, 79, of Westlake, died in Lake Charles
Thursday, Sept. 21, after an extended illness.

  Funeral services were held at the Toro Baptist Church, with
the Rev. Freddie Dowden officiating. Interment was in the Toro
Cemetery, under the direction of Warren Meadows Funeral Home.

  She is survived by three sons, Fern I., and Carl Dowden,
both of Westlake, and the Rev. William E. Dowden of Hornbeck;
three daughters, Mrs. Lillian Stone, Laredo, Tex., Mrs. J. G.
Williamson of Lake Charles, and Mrs. Mary Laurance of
Leesville two sisters, Mrs. Leroy Williams of Florien, and
Mrs. Maudie Curtis of Sacramento; 25 grandchildren, and 44
great-grandchildren.

  Pallbearers were Sandy Dowden, Tommy Dowden, Judge Roy
Dowden, Carl Dowden Jr., Ray J. Dowden, Ricky Stone, Steve
Laurance, and Ernest Williamson. Honorary Pallbearers were
Dennis Willliamson, and George Dowden.