Gussie Mae Dowdy
Gussie Mae Dowdy, 80, of Lamar, died Dec. 8, 2019. The widow of Willie Lee Dowdy, she attended Sand Flat School and was a member of Miracle Temple Overcoming Church of God.
Services were held at 12 p.m. on Dec. 14 at Miracle Temple Salt and Light Ministries. Bishop L.T. Mason officiated. Burial was in Foundation of Life Cemetery in Lamar. Serenity-Autry Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves two daughters, Vicky Everett (Major) of Ashland, Andrea Dowdy of Ashland; four sons, Jerry Dowdy of Memphis, Tenn., Donald Dowdy of Lamar, Tony Dowdy of Lamar, Ricky Dowdy (LaTonya) of Grand Junction, Tenn.; one brother, Terry Perry (Janice) of Lamar; six sisters, Katie Davis Whitlock, of El Paso, Texas, Velma Perry of Memphis, Joyce Terry (W.B.) of Michigan City, Barbara Perry of Lamar, Jackie Shields of Moscow, Tenn., Melissa Perry of Memphis; 22 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Willie Earl Dowdy, and a brother, Richard Earl Wiggins.