Juanita Dowdy

TAMMS, Ill. -- Juanita Dowdy, 73, of Ullin, Ill., died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001, at her home.

Born Feb. 5, 1928, in Thebes, Ill., she was the daughter of Richard and Zelva Dunning Bennett.

A member of the Ullin Pentecostal Church, Dowdy was a bus driver for the Egyptian Community School District for 15 years. She belonged to the Wetaug Homemakers Extension Service and served as secretary and treasurer for the group.

Survivors include two sons, Jim and Kenny Dowdy, both of Tamms; a daughter, Nancy Anderson of Cape Girardeau, her mother, Zelva Bennett of Tamms; two sisters, Naomi Mann and Marilyn Bennett, both of Tamms; a brother, Dwain Bennett of Wheatfield, Ind.; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her father and her husband, Norman Dowdy.

Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Friday at the Jones Funeral Home in Tamms.

Funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home, with the Revs. Billy Don Heady and Jerry Williams officiating.

Burial will take place in the Olive Branch Cemetery.