Dorothy Grace Dowdy

Four Oaks: Mrs. Dorothy "Grace" Thompson Dowdy, age 85, of 2198 Hockaday Road died Sunday, January 19, 2014 at Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield. Funeral Service will be held 2:00PM Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Bethel Free Will Baptist Church, Four Oaks.  Revs. Emmitt Jones, Billy Nowell, and Rufus Massengill will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.        Mrs. Dowdy was born June 14, 1928 in Johnston County to the late Lassie and Elena Allen Thompson. She was a homemaker and was a member of Bethel Free Will Baptist Church. Mrs. Dowdy retired after 28 years from the Cumberland County Sheltered Workshop in Fayetteville as a sewing instructor.      Surviving are,  Husband of 67 years, Coolidge Dowdy of Four Oaks; Sons and Daughter-In-Law, Lynwood and Elaine Dowdy of Fayetteville and Maxton Lee Dowdy of Four Oaks; Grandsons, Taylor and Samuel Dowdy; Sisters, Shirley Byrd of Benson, Rose Whitley and Jean Thompson, both of Smithfield; Brothers, Thurman Thompson and Jerry Thompson, both of Raleigh; Several Nieces and Nephews.      The family will receive friends at  the church from 1:00PM until 1:45PM prior to the service.      Flowers are welcomed, however, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 1544 Smithfield, NC 27577.