MARY LEE DOWELL, OBITUARY, Bronte, Coke County, TX Submitted 15 Jun 2000 by Mary Love Berryman - marylove@tyler.net ***************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.rootsweb/ ***************************************************************** Thursday, January 5, 1939 (Source Unknown) Bronte, Jan. 4. (SC)- Mrs. Mary Lee Dowell, 75, was buried in Fairview Cemetery here Monday afternoon, after brief services at the graveside, rites previously having been held in San Antonio, where she died. For the last five years she had made her home at a San Antonio hotel, moving there from Washington, D.C., unpon death of her husband. Local funeral arrangements in charge of Frank Keeney. To Coke Co. In 1900 Mrs. Dowell moved to Coke County in 1900, teaching in the Robert Lee school. In 1907 she and a son moved to Bronte and she taught in the school here about six years. She moved to Washington, D.C., in 1912 after death of her son. She had requested that she be buried in Bronte beside the body of the youth. She held a number of positions of trust in various governmental offices in Washington. Her last visit here was about three years ago. Survivors in Texas Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Josephine B. Palm, San Antonio; three brothers, James M. Childress, Bowie; Alfred B. Childress, Austin; and Paul J. Childress; seven nieces and nine nephews. The body was taken to the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Leonard upon its arrival in Bronte. It was accompanied here by Mr. and Mrs. S. Childress and Miss Emelle Palmer, San Antonio. Rites here were conducted by Rev. C. R. Hardy. Pallbearers were I. M. Cumbie, Floyd Bridges, Dr. Leonard, J. Percifull, McNeil Wylie and A. Butner. Copied from my Grandmother's (Ethel Pearce Hayley) scrapbook. Mary Love Berryman