Nelda B. Dowdy

Nelda B. Dowdy obituary, Florence, AL

Nelda B. Dowdy

Nelda Dowdy Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Morrison Funeral Home - Cherokee on Oct. 26, 2024.

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Nelda B. Dowdy, 91, of Cullman, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2024. Visitation will be Wednesday, October 30, from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home, Cherokee. The funeral service will immediately follow in the funeral home chapel with Mitchell Dalrymple officiating. Interment will be at Cherokee Memorial Park.
Nelda was a native of Corinth, MS but resided in the Shoals for many years.
and was a member of Tri-Cities Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Charles William Dowdy and Bobby Wallace; parents, Jack and Eulalia Jackson; and siblings, Buford Jackson, Erva Jean Hight, J.W. Jackson.
Nelda is survived by her son, Charles "Larry" Dowdy (Cindy); grandson, William Thomas Dowdy (Page); 2 great-grandchildren, Madeline and Georgia Dowdy; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers are Daniel Thorne, David Patrick, Larry Dowdy, William Dowdy, Madeline and Georgia Dowdy.

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