McDowell, Richard Eugene 'Dick'

1927 - 2017  (89 years)

• Name	McDowell, Richard Eugene 'Dick'
  Birth	18 May 1927
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MCDO.R020
  _FGRAVE	176681818
  Death	22 Feb 2017
  Burial	Shiloh Cemetery, Samsville, Edwards County, Illinois
  Person ID	I51542	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	McDowell, Clifton E.,   b. 24 Feb 1903   d. 12 Feb 1973 (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Robinson, Emily P.,   b. 29 Oct 1907   d. 17 Feb 1975 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F18670	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Shiloh Cemetery, Samsville, Edwards County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Richard Eugene "Dick" McDowell, age 89 of West Salem, Illinois passed from this life to the next on February 22, 2017 at Rest Haven Manor in Albion, Illinois. Dick was born May 18, 1927 in West Salem to Clifton and Emily (Robinson) McDowell. He married Jeanette Miller on December 26, 1951 in West Salem, and she preceded him in death on January 20, 2015. He worked for the railroad, and later owned and operated McDowell's Grocery Store in West Salem. He was a member of the West Salem Masonic Lodge. Dick is survived by two sons: Terry and wife Geralyn McDowell of Sugar Grove, Illinois and Steve McDowell of West Salem; one sister, Ruth Ann Parker of Mt. Carmel, Illinois; four grandchildren: Elizabeth, John Allen, Rachel, and Rebecca; and four great-grandchildren: Aiden, Gavin, Olivia, and Connor. He was preceded in death by his wife, his parents, two brothers: Clayton and James; sister Patsy Kitchene, and grandson James Andrew. A Celebration of Life service at Ingram Funeral Home in West Salem with burial to follow in Shiloh Cemetery, near Samsville. Ingram Funeral Home West Salem, IL February 24, 2017

  
  

• Sources

  [S16362] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McDowell, Clifton E. and Emily P., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92434431/clifton_e_mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2).