Essie Dowden's Obituary
Funeral services for Essie Dowden, 99, of Kisatchie, LA will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at the Kisatchie Baptist Church with Rev. Ronnie Tally officiating. Burial will follow in the Kisatchie Cemetery, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be held Monday, April 14th from 1 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., and on Tuesday, April 15th from 9:00 a.m. until service time in the church.
Essie, the daughter of Pete and Effie Desedair, was born February 8, 1915 in Flora, LA. She passed away Friday, April 11th at her residence in Kisatchie.
Ms. Essie truly loved spending time with her family and friends. She was longtime member of the Kisatchie Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Dave Dowden, her daughter, Opal Tally and a Great Grandson, David H. Tally.
She is survived by sons; Charles and Billy Wayne Dowden both of Orange, TX; Sister, Dessie Sepavado of Zwolle, LA; Grandchildren, Ronnie Tally, Jerry Tally, James Bruce Tally, Rebecca Tally, Billy Dowden, Mark Dowden and Timothy Dowden; 12 Great Grandchildren and numerous Great Great Grandchildren.
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