Grace Lucille Harris Dowdy

Grace “Lucille” Harris Dowdy She was a loving mother and grandmother and fixed the best-fried chicken this side of the Mississippi. Her kitchen was filled with all the wonderful home made delights like southern potato salad, potato soup cherry cobbler, chocolate, lemon, and coconut cream pie (from real coconut), chicken and dumplings, light rolls and damsons preserves. Lucille Dowdy of Cumberland, formally of Arvonia returned to the Lord on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 10:25PM. All those who knew her will miss her. She was preceded in death by her mother and father Grace and Julian Harris, her husband George Dowdy Sr., live-in sister-in-law Marie Dowdy and daughter-in- law Sue Ranson Dowdy. She is survived by her Daughter Patricia Boyd, son-in-law James Boyd, son George Dowdy, Jr., grandsons Lee Dowdy (Elizabeth), and Marvin Boyd, granddaughter Joellen Franklin (Timmy), great granddaughters Logan Franklin, Rozelia Dowdy, and Jesse Dowdy. A funeral service will be held, Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 11:00AM at the Fitzgerald Baptist Church with interment to follow in Center Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Family will receive friends Wednesday May 8, 2013 from 6:00PM – 8:00PM at Puckett Funeral Home. Puckett Funeral Home is serving the family.