Joseph R. "Joe" Dowden's Obituary
Funeral services for Joseph R. “Joe” Dowden, 74, of Anacoco, Louisiana will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 18th, at the Labby Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Leesville with Chaplain Daniel Lowe and Betty Jane Corey Wilson officiating. Burial will follow in the Good Hope Cemetery, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be Saturday, January 17th, at 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Sunday, January 18th, from 1:00 p.m. until time of service at the funeral home.
Joseph R. “Joe” Dowden passed away on January 14th 2015, at his home in Anacoco, LA at the age of 74 years 4 months and 29 days.
He was born in Caddo Parish on August 17, 1940, the son of William M. “Billy Boy” Dowden and Willie Valentine Dowden. He lived in Anacoco most of his life and retired from KCS Railroad as a conductor. He was a devoted husband to his “wife and love of his life,” Charlene McInnis Dowden. He was a devoted father to his three sons. He was an avid sportsman; bird and hog hunter.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Sally Ann Dowden, his parents Billy Boy and Willie Dowden; his brother, WM. E. “Bill” Dowden, Huey P. Dowden, Hubert A. Dowden and his sisters, Eunice Trahan, Earle Chance and Eleanor Withers.
He is survived by his wife, Charlene M. Dowden; sons, David J. Dowden of New Orleans, Gary S. Dowden & wife, Tracie of Anacoco, and Charles N. Dowden of Anacoco; three grandchildren, Charlie Dowden, Ashlie Dowden & Calyn Dowden all of Anacoco and one brother, Edwin H. Dowden of Bullard, TX.
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