|  |  |
|
| | |
© Davis Funeral Home Cushing, Oklahoma Printed With Permission December 2007 July 9, 1924 ~ December 16, 2007 Joseph Lawrence “Joe” McDowell, a former Cushing resident now of Dumas, Texas, passed away Sunday December 16, 2007 in Dumas, TX at the age of 83 years. The son of the late Jesse C. and Dolly Youtsey McDowell, Joe was born on July 9, 1924 in Terlton, OK. and was reared and educated in the Mannford, Jennings area. He was united in marriage to Beulah M. Varnell on February 22, 1944 in Jennings, OK and to this union one son, Vernon was born. Joe had worked for Kerr McGee for over 37 years prior to his retirement in 1986. In 1990 the couple moved to Dumas, TX and had lived there since that time. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Dumas. Survivors include his wife of over 63 years, Beulah of the home; one son, Vernon McDowell and his wife Anita of Dumas; three grandchildren, Marsha White and her husband Luther of Springtown, Texas, Brenda Rice and her husband Bruce and James McDowell and his wife Kara all of Dumas; seven great-grandchildren, Erin, John and Nathan White, A.J. and Paden Rice, Shayla and Bryson McDowell and other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister Mary DeBaun. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, December 20, 2007 at 2 P.M. in the Fairlawn Cemetery with Ralph Hickman officiating. The family will greet friends in the Floyd Family Center east of the funeral home on Wednesday evening from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association, 2200 W. 7th St., Amarillo, TX 79106 and Memorial Hospice, 224 E. 2nd, Dumas, TX 79029. |
This site may be freely linked, but not duplicated in any way without consent.
All rights reserved! Commercial use of material within this site is prohibited!
© 2000-2024 Oklahoma CemeteriesThe information on this site is provided free for the purpose of researching your genealogy. This material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for your own research, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The information contained in this site may not be copied to any other site without written "snail-mail" permission. If you wish to have a copy of a donor's material, you must have their permission. All information found on these pages is under copyright of Oklahoma Cemeteries. This is to protect any and all information donated. The original submitter or source of the information will retain their copyright. Unless otherwise stated, any donated material is given to Oklahoma Cemeteries to make it available online. This material will always be available at no cost, it will always remain free to the researcher.