Doris Seay McDowell

May 28, 1935 - March 1, 2020

Doris Seay McDowell, 84 of Spruce Pine, Alabama passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020 at her residence. Mrs. McDowell lived her entire life in northwest Alabama and was a member of Southside Baptist Church. She was Historian for Franklin County Baptist Association and Sunday school teacher, member of Women’s Missionary Union for the association and for her church. An avid Auburn fan, she was a painter and loved art, cooking and growing flowers. She loved her church and God. Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 2 p.m. at Southside Baptist Church in Russellville with visitation prior to the service from 12 p.m. until time of service. Burial will follow immediately after the service at Knights of Pythias Cemetery. Mrs. McDowell was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Flora Seay. Survivors include husband, Thomas W. McDowell; children, Mary Bettye Muse (Bobby), Louisville, KY and Allen W. McDowell (Tabatha) Florence, AL; grandchildren: Jon, Kristen (Joe) and Alex, and several nieces and nephews. Serving as pallbearers will be Alex McDowell, Larry Wells, David Seay, Jonathan Muse, Derrick Scott and church members. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Southside Baptist Church, P.O. Box 60, Russellville, AL 35653; Franklin County Associational Builders for Christ, P.O. Box 1047, Russellville, AL 35653; or Alabama Baptist Children’s Home and Family Ministries, P.O. Box 361767, Birmingham, AL 35216. Pinkard Funeral Home, Russellville, will be directing.