Lucille Dowdy, daughter of the late Howard Kincy and Ella Temples Kincy, was born on February 1, 1920, in the Dowdy Community, southwest of Dexter, Missouri, and departed this life on November 15, 2024, at her residence in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 104 years.
Mrs. Dowdy was a former employee of Elder Manufacturing and a homemaker. She was a member of First Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Dexter.
On November 26, 1938, in Piggott, Arkansas, she was united in marriage to Minton Sheridan Dowdy. Mr. Dowdy preceded her in death on May 11, 2010.
She is survived by two daughters, Jo Anne England and husband Garry of Dexter, Missouri and Sharon Dowdy of Dexter, Missouri; by two grandchildren, Shannon Dean England and wife Lori and Laura Anne England; and by her great grandchild, Lizzie England.
Other than by her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Earl Kincy, Frank Kincy, and Aldon Kincy; and by four sisters, Berniece McCarty, Edna Bouse, Ruby Lambert, and Dorothy Gibson.
Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. with Gary McFarlen officiating.
Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.