Obituaries:  Ben P. Dowden, Sabine Parish       D-350
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Dec 26, 2001
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Ben P. Dowden

  Ben P. Dowden, 19, a sophomore at Centenary College of
Louisiana, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2001, at his home in Bedford,
Texas.

  Funeral services were held at 3 p.m., Friday, Dec. 21, at
Vincent's Episcopal Church in Bedford, Texas. Burial was at 2
p.m., Saturday, Dec. 22, at Fort Jesup Cemetery. The Rev. Keith
Dowden officiated.

  Dowden was born Feb. 9, 1982, in Dallas, Texas. He graduated
from L. D. Bell High School in May, 2000. He was a member of St.
Vincent's Episcopal Church, where he participated in EYC, was a
Master Acolyte, and went to Russia as a member of one of the
church's mission trips. Ben loved his car and his music.

  Survivors include his parents, Charles and Julie Dowden; a
brother, Drew Dowden, all of Bedford, Texas; grandmothers,
Beatrice P. Tramel, and Neva C. Dowden of Many; and a host of
family and friends.

  Dowden was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Wingate
Dowden, and Dr. Charley B. Tramel, both of Many.

  Memorials may be sent to Centenary College of Louisiana, Ben P.
Dowden Memorial, Attn: Claire Woodall, P. O. Box 41188,
Shreveport, La. 71134-1188.

  Martin Thompson Funeral Home, Grapevine, La.