McDowell, Woodrow James

1914 - 1952  (37 years)

• Name	McDowell, Woodrow James
  Birth	24 Dec 1914	Edwards County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MCDO.W005
  _FGRAVE	110099479
  Funeral	King Funeral Home, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	31 Aug 1952	Edwards County, Illinois   [2]
  	WEST SALEM, Sept. 2—Woodrow J. McDowell, 37, of near West Salem, died suddenly Sunday afternoon while being rushed by ambulance to the Fairfield hospital. It was believed that he was suffering from meningitis.
  Burial	Moravian Cemetery, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois   [3]
  		Headstone, McDowell, Woodrow J. and Bernita M.
  Person ID	I27038	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2024

  
  

  Family	Densmore, Bernita Martha,   b. 27 Dec 1919, Edwards County, Illinois d. 15 Nov 1981, Carmi Hospital, Carmi, White County, Illinois (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 2, 3]
  Children	1. McDowell, Leroy > 2. McDowell, Carol > 3. McDowell, Donna   4. McDowell, Larry + 5. Living + 6. McDowell, Donald Duane,   b. 16 Jan 1942, Edwards County, Illinois d. 19 Nov 2013, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois (Age 71 years)   7. McDowell, Ronald,   b. 16 Jan 1942   d. Bef 19 Nov 2013 (Age < 71 years)
  Family ID	F3817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Dec 1914 - Edwards County, Illinois Funeral - - King Funeral Home, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois Death - 31 Aug 1952 - Edwards County, Illinois Burial - - Moravian Cemetery, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  WEST SALEM, Sept. 2—Woodrow J. McDowell, 37, of near West Salem, died suddenly Sunday afternoon while being rushed by ambulance to the Fairfield hospital. It was believed that he was suffering from meningitis. Funeral services will be held at the King Funeral Home in West Salem Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock with burial in the Moravian Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Bernita; four children, Leroy, Catherine, Donnie and Ronnie; one sister, Mrs. Lemuel Martin of West Salem; and one brother, Herman McDowell of Saunemin. Obit from an Olney, IL newspaper

  
  

• Sources

  [S7699] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, McDowell, Woodrow J., 37, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McDowell&GSfn=Woodrow&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=1100994), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2395] The Register News (Mt. Vernon, Illinois), Obituary, McDowell, Donald, 71, (http://www.register-news.com/obituaries/x1414509857/Donald-McDowell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7700] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McDowell, Woodrow J. and Bernita M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110099479/woodrow-j-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2).