Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....McDowl, Lena Marie (Nummer) (Perry) (Shippy) (Annis) 1995
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Ionia Sentinel, Dec 1995

Lena Marie McDowl, 82, of Ionia died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 1995 in Florence, Ariz.  
She had spent several winters in Florida and Arizona.

She was born Jan. 11, 1913 in Lowell, the daughter of Leon and Susan (Reed) 
Nummer.  As a child she moved with her parents to Orleans, and she was educated 
in Orleans Schools.  She married Alton Perry, who preceded her in death, and 
later married Les Shippy, Arthur Annis and then to Harry McDowl, who preceded 
her in death on Jan. 2, 1989.

She was a member of Easton United Methodist Church, the Ionia Moose, and 
Sheridan VFW.  She retired from General Motors after 35 years and was an avid 
bingo player and gardener.

Surviving are her four daughters: Joan (Howard) Cook, of Pewamo, Shirley 
(Lloyd) Loop, of Florence, Ariz., Virginia (Terry) Wood, of Belding, and 
Delores Annis of Ionia; son Michael (Gwen) Shippy, of Chino Valley, Ariz.; 17 
grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; brother Robert Nummer, of Ionia; and 
several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands: Alton Perry, Les Shippy and 
Harry McDowl; sisters: Marge Rulan, Mary Henry, Mildred VanWagner and Thelma 
Babcock; brothers: Melvin and Manley Nummer; and great-grandchildren: Terry 
Lynn Keiffer and Jessica Long.

Memorial services will be held on Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Easton United 
Methodist Church, which is located on the corner of Johnson and Potters roads, 
with Rev. Don Wells officiating.  Interment will be in Tuttle Cemetery in the 
spring.  Visitation will be held following the service in the church social 
rooms.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Ionia Area Hospice, Arizona Hospice 
or the Ionia County Commission on Aging Meals on Wheels program.  Envelopes are 
available at the Cook Funeral Home of Ionia or at the service.


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