Danielle Nicole Dowdy, 21, of Chula died Thursday, June 12, 2008, in Tifton. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 15, 2008, at Macedonia Baptist Church in Chula. Rev. Randall Gay and Rev. Coy Thompson will officiate with burial to follow in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in Chula. Marshall Johnson, Anthony Finch, Junior Dowdy, Johnny Veazey, Chris Pendarvis and Luis Rodriguez will serve as pallbearers. Her close friends will serve as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Saturday, June 14, 2008, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Miss Dowdy was born on June 24, 1986 in Fitzgerald and was the daughter of Nathan Dowdy and Judy Collier Dowdy, both of Chula. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Vernon Nagles, and her maternal grandparents, Leonard and Ruby Collier. She was a desk clerk at Comfort Inn and of the Baptist faith.
In addition to her parents, Miss Dowdy is survived by her long-time companion, Richard Lewis of Tifton; one son, Cameron Lewis of Chula; one daughter, Jordan Lewis of Chula; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Paula Pendarvis of Chula, and Jennifer and Luis Rodriguez of Chula; her paternal grandmother, Latrelle Nagles of Sycamore; and several nieces and nephews.