Lois Dowden

Lois E. Dowden, 95, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2012 at the Sterling House in Urbana, Ohio.

She was born February 9, 1917 in Huntsville, Ohio, to the late Harold and Mabel (Fullerton) Lease.

On February 9, 1938, she married A. Leslie Dowden in Bellefontaine, Ohio, and he preceded her in death April 18, 2001. She was also preceded in death by a brother Richard Lease, and a sister, Miriam Creek.

Surviving are her children, Harold (Nancy) Dowden of West Liberty and Phyllis (Harold) Gross of Urbana; grandchildren, Mark (Lori) Dowden of West Liberty, Malinda (Ronald) Buchenroth of Bellefontaine, Shelia Dowden of Columbus, Ohio and Christina (James) Bramlage of Bellefontaine; seven great grandchildren, Kelsi, Karli, and William Dowden, Allison and Levi Buchenroth, and Catherine and Elizabeth Bramlage, and four nephews.

Lois was a homemaker and farmer’s wife as well as a longtime member of the West Liberty United Methodist Church, where she was the financial secretary for almost fifty years. She was a member of the Urbana Senior Citizens and the Liberty Extension Club. Lois made her own clothing as well as her husband’s. She enjoyed knitting and had knitted more than fifteen sweaters and had given them to Guide Post for the Knit for Kids program. She enjoyed tole painting as well as painting ceramics and porcelain.

Pastor Lee Ortman will officiate the 9:30 A.M. funeral service Saturday, October 13, 2012, at the Kauffman-Eichholtz Funeral Home in West Liberty, where calling hours are from 4 to 7 P.M. Friday, October 12, 2012. Interment will be at the Highland Memorial Cemetery in West Liberty following the funeral service.

Memorial contributions may be made to the West Liberty United Methodist Church 202 West Newell St. West Liberty, OH 43357

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