Kathryn J. Dowdy

Kathryn J. Dowdy, age 71, of Newhope, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020.

She was born on August 17, 1949, in Bluffton, Indiana, the daughter of Cois Jasper Davis and Hazel Merle Yeargan Davis. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Kathryn was a 1967 graduate of Dierks High School. She was employed by Weyerhaeuser and after thirty-three years of service, she retired in 2004. Kathryn was a Christian in her faith and loved her Lord. She enjoyed spending time with her family, being outdoors, shopping, cooking, vacationing at the beach, and she adored her cats.

She is survived by her husband of sixteen years, Randy Dowdy; her son and daughter-in-law, Brad and Karen Garner; her granddaughter, who was Kathryn’s “Little Queenie”, Blair Garner, all of Newhope; her brother and sister-in-law, Richard and Tami Davis of Ruston, Louisiana; her niece, Lindsey Camp of Denver, Colorado; and two nephews, Devin Davis and Zac Davis, both of Ruston, Louisiana.

Private services will be held Wednesday, December 30, 2020, with Bro. Scott Kitchens and Bro. Raymond Dees officiating.

Interment will be in Bear Creek Cemetery under the direction of Davis-Smith Funeral Home, Glenwood.

Pallbearers will be Michael Jester, Pierre Davis, Tony Moore, Kenneth Young, Brad Bray and Ken Jackson.

Honorary pallbearers will be her nephews.

Memorials may be made to Athens Missionary Baptist Church, c/o Diamond Bank, PO Box 125, Dierks, Arkansas 71833.

Guest registry is at www.davis-smith.com.