Joyce I. Dowden's Obituary
Funeral services for Joyce I. Dowden, 80, of Leesville, Louisiana will be held at 2:00 pm Friday, June 28, 2013, at the Labby Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Leesville with Bro. George Kappaz & Rev. Gary Bankston officiating. Burial will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery, in Hornbeck under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be held Thursday, June 27th from 5 pm - 9 pm, and then on Friday, June 28th, from 8 am until service time in the chapel.
Joyce, the daughter of George and Ellen Huden Worsham was born August 28, 1932, in Chatham, VA. She passed away Tuesday, June 25th at her residence in Leesville.
She was preceded in death by husband, Mason Dowden; son, Ronald Dowden and daughter, Kathleen Dowden.
Mrs. Dowden loved to cook and she always had her home open for anyone; she never met a stranger. Joyce loved to travel and was a member of Campers On Mission. Her family was everything to her and she enjoyed family functions.
She is survived by her sons, Richard Dowden of Sulpher, LA, Michael & wife, Irma Dowden of Huntsville, TX & James & wife, Lisa Dowden of Bossier City, LA; daughters, Debra & husband, Terry Pruitt of Leesville, LA & Diane & husband, Kenneth Bailey of Leesville, LA; brother, Landon Worsham of VA; sister, Jean Carson of VA; seventeen grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.
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