Fredonia Lee Smith Dowden's Obituary
Funeral service celebrating the life of Fredonia Lee Smith Dowden, 80, of Leesville will be held Thursday, September 27, 2018, at 10:00 AM at the Labby Memorial Funeral in Leesville. Burial will follow in the Castor Cemetery in Leesville, LA, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be Wednesday, September 26, 2018 from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM at the funeral.
Fredonia was born on July 28, 1938 in Shawnee, Oklahoma and departed this life on September 22, 2018, in Leesville, Louisiana. She was 80 years, 1 month and 25 days old.
Mrs. Dowden was a long time member of Castor Baptist Church. A resident of Vernon Parish for 60 years, she had been active in artist groups, quilters, homemakers, and other homemaking activities. She was a housewife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Emory H Smith and Lena L Crownover Scott; and her son, Randy Ray Dowden and her sister-in-law; Sherilyn Smith.
Left to cherish her memory are: her husband of almost 64 years John Earl Dowden of Leesville, Louisiana; one son, Rickey Earl Dowden of Leesville, Louisiana; four grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren; two brothers, Darrell C Smith of Tecumseh, Oklahoma and Dudley H Smith and wife, of Canadian,Texas. And a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and a world full of friends!
Fredonia loved bright colors and in her honor the family requests that you wear your brightest outfit.
Words of comfort may be expressed to the Dowden Family at www.labbymemorial.com
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