Notes:

Mary has Multiple Sclerosis from email from Kathy McDowell .

Died:
From Remembrance Card:

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MARY LOU McDOWELL

BORN April 4, 1933 Jamaica, Iowa
DIED May 21, 2007 Perry, Iowa
AGE 74 Years, 1 Month and 17 Days
SERVICES Hastings Funeral Home
2:00 p.m. Friday, May 25, 2007
Perry, Iowa
WORDS OF COMFORT Pastor Larry Monthei
Hope United Methodist Church Dawson, Iowa
CASKET BEARERS
Mark Renslow, Dennis Kever, Randy Holland, Kurt Ridnour, Larry Kellar, Jon Krause
ORGANIST Elta Summerson
HYMNS In The Garden, On the Wings of a Dove
INTERMENT Dallas Township Cemetery Dawson, Iowa

The family wishes to invites [sic] you to a time of fellowship and coffee, back
at the Hastings Funeral Homes’s Lounge following the interment.


[inside front cover]
OUR MOTHER

God saw that she was getting tired, And a cure was not to be. So He put His arms around her And whispered, “Come to Me.” With tearful eyes we watched her suffer And slowly fade away. Although we loved her dearly We could not make her stay.

Her life was not an easy journey With many stops along the way. To give of herself to those in need So they could make it through their day.

She played many roles throughout her life: Wife, mother, grandmother and friend. There is an empty place in our lives As we see such an important life end. A golden heart has stopped beating, Hard-working hands are at rest. But our sorrow is softened in knowing Trusting in Christ Jesus, she is blessed.


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"Mary Lou McDowell, daughter of Charles Godfrey and Verna Nicholson Godfrey, was born April 4, 1933 in Jamaica, Iowa and died May 21, 2007 at the Perry Lutheran Home at the age of 74 years, 1 month and 17 days.
Mary lived her entire life in the Jamaica and Dawson area. She graduated from high school in Jamaica. She was united in marriage to Daryl McDowell on August 17, 1952 in Perry, Iowa and to this union two daughter [sic] were born; Karen and Kathy. Mary and Daryl first lived in Dawson and then moved to the farm in Jamaica. Mary worked as a secretary for the Dawson school for many years and later was a serving cook for the school. Later she enjoyed working as a cashier on the night shift at Truck Haven. In her free time, Mary enjoyed bowling, gardening, her pet birds, and raising various breeds of small dogs. She was also known for her wedding and graduation cakes. Mary was a member of the Dawson United Methodist Church and Rebecca Lodge.
Mary was preceded by her parents; and brother-in-law, Don Renslow. She is survived by her husband Daryl of Jamaica; daughters; Karen Janovick of Jamaica; and Kathy McDowell of Missouri; granddaughters; Amber Cavner of Des Moines; and April Cavner of Perry; sisters; Anna Mae (Jim) Hougham of Herndon; and Pheobe Renslow of Grand Junction; and other relatives and friends."

Hastings Funeral Home
1417 2nd Street
Perry, Iowa 50220

Mary married Daryl Eugene McDowell on 17 Aug 1952 in Perry, Dallas County, Iowa. Daryl (son of Lester Ralph McDowell and Delia Alice Nicholas) was born on 19 May 1930 in Franklin, Greene County, Iowa; died on 09 Jun 2016 in Jefferson, Greene Co, Iowa; was cremated in Perry, Dallas Co, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Kathy married Jerald Gene Kinkennon [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Kathy married James Allen Cavner [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Wayne Cline. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Karen married Ronald Elmer Janovick [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Adam Tucker. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]