The News Gazette
Apr 24, 1978

Edwin Dowds

SIDNEY - Funeral services for Edwin A. Dowds, 50 of Sidney, who was dead on arrival Saturday morning (April 22 1978)at Mercy Hospital, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Freeze Funeral Home, Sidney with the Rev. Ed Nichols officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery Sidney.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Mr. Dowds was born Feb. 21, 1918 in Effingham County, a son of Alva and Rosie Pendley Dowds (Note: this is incorrect his mother was Rosa Pearl Redman Dowds) He married Delphine Campton Oct. 10, 1940 in Effingham Couty. She survives.

Also surviving are two daughters, Wanda Page of New Philadelphia, Ohio, and Alberta Rogers of St. Joseph; a son Dorsey Don of Philo; eight grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; one step-geat-grandchild; his father of Altamont, and three step-brothers.

He was preceded in death by a son, his mother and two half-sisters.

He was in the service station business in Sidney for 22 years. Mr. Dowds was a past member of the American Legion, was a veteran of World War II and had been employed by the Villiage of Sidney.

Submitted by John Page