Joseph Randall Dowden's Obituary
Funeral services for Joseph Randall Dowden, 46, of Leesville, will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday November 29, 2022, at the Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville. Burial will follow in Antioch cemetery in Slagle, LA.
Visitation will be Monday, November 28, from 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. at the funeral home.
Joey was born on July 1, 1976, in Alexandria, LA to his parents, Randall Dowden & Sharon Cryer. He passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, in Iconium, Missouri.
As a young boy Joey was full of life and energy and showed much promise for future success. One of his first vocations was working in the oil field. A very tough and demanding job that Joey met head on. Some years later he developed an interest in the trucking industry and eventually owned his own trucking business.
In May of 2001 he became the proud father of Dakota Randall Dowden. Later in his journey through this life he met the love of his life, Sondra Renee Newman. They were married on October 13, 2008 and to Joeys good fortune he also had the pleasure of welcoming Lauren and Brittny into his life and he always treated them as his very own. Joey and Sondra remained happily married until his untimely death on November 22, 2022.
Joey’s hobbies and interest included mechanics, hunting, fishing, shrimping, mud riding and the great outdoors in general. He also enjoyed dirt track race car driving and riding his motorcycle with his beloved Sondra. He loved all kinds of animals and he never met a child he couldn’t connect with especially his grandchildren, Ava and Myles Wisby whom he loved dearly. Joey was the kindest of men helping anyone who was in need. He loved to laugh, joke around and spend time with friends and family. His heart was truly made of pure gold. He inspired those around him with his leadership abilities and his drive for life. Joey was an example to us all on how to live life to its fullest. He loved his friends and family and he leaves many to cherish his memory.
Joey is preceded in death by his father Randall Dowden and his daughter Erica Dowden.
Left to cherish his memory is his loving wife Sondra Dowden of Leesville, LA.; son Dakota Dowden of Leesville, LA.; two daughters Lauren Wisby (Gage) of Leeville, LA. and Brittny Humphries (Matthew) of Leesville, LA.; mother Sharon Cryer (Dewayne) of Leesville, LA.; brother Christopher Dowden (Linda) of Leesville, LA. and two grandchildren Ava & Myles Wisby.
Words of comfort may be expressed to the Dowden Family at www.labbymemorial.com
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