Eugene Ernest McDowell

EUGENE E. MCDOWELL Col. Eugene E. McDowell, 82, retired U.S. Army and resident of Wann, Oklahoma died Friday, June 7, 2013, in Coffeyville, Kansas. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday June 12, 2013, in the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Noxie, Oklahoma. Interment will be in the Ft. Sill Post Cemetery at Lawton, Oklahoma at 11:00 AM on Thursday, directed by the Stumpff-Nowata Funeral Home. A memorial has been established and those who wish to make a contribution in memory of Col. McDowell may do so to: Missions Fund C/O Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Rt. 1 Box 299 Wann, Oklahoma 74083. Eugene Ernest McDowell was born May 31, 1931 at Dover, Oklahoma to Murvil Edwin and Mary Agatha (Spradlin) McDowell. He was raised and educated in Dover, Kingfisher, Okarche, and Whiteoak areas graduating from Dover High School in 1949. Mr. McDowell entered the U.S. Army and served for 39 years with the 45th infantry division in Korea, he entered Officers Candidate School in 1964 at Ft. Benning, Georgia. Col McDowell received the Meritorious Service Medal, Army of Occupation Medal (Japan) United Nations Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Combat Infantryman Badge, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and Army Lapel Button Col. McDowell retired in 1989. He was married to Susan Perkins on August 19, 2002 at Wichita Falls, Texas. He was a member of the Pleasant Valley Baptist church at Noxie, Oklahoma, a lifetime member of the American Legion and the James H. Teel American Legion Post # 105 of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Survivors include; his wife Susan Kay McDowell of the family home in Wann, Oklahoma; one son Bradley McDowell and his wife Kay of Warr Acres, Oklahoma; two daughters Janyce J. Rhoads and her husband Stan of Piedmont, Oklahoma and Regina R. McDowell of Lexington, Oklahoma; two step-daughters Kim Jellison and her husband Marshall of Clearwater, Kansas and Cindy Wells of Sedgwick, Kansas; one step-son Shawn Ward of Clearwater, Kansas; one sister Mary Ellen Jones and her husband Archie of El Reno, Oklahoma; twelve grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren and one sister-in-law Patricia McDowell of Bethany, Oklahoma. Col. McDowell was preceded in death by his parents and a brother Merle McDowell. Friends who wish may sign the online guest book and leave condolence at www.stumpff.org. PDF Printable Version

Eugene Ernest McDowell

May 31, 1931 - June 7, 2013