Donald Dowdy was born May 26, 1928 in Jasper, Alabama to Earl J. and Elma Snow Dowdy. He married Lucylle Krystek Palazot on May 31, 1957 in Yuma, Arizona. He was a sailor for the United States Navy, and was a veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Dowdy lived in Maryland prior to moving to Mountain Home, Arkansas in 1992. He was a member of the Mountain Home VFW Post #3246 and a member of The Church of Christ. Donald Dowdy passed away at Care Manor Nursing Home on March 12, 2005, at the age of 76 years, 9 months and 16 days. Survivors: Wife of 48 years, Lucylle Dowdy;daughters, Paulette and husband Daniel Ober, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, andCarol and husband Jime Starnes of Waldorf, Maryland; sister Barbara Camp of Birmingham, Alabama; 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren Preceded in Death by: Parents, two brothers and one sister Burial: Kirby's Tucker Memorial Cemetery