Ms. Laura Dowdy leaves to cherish her memory, two sons: Mark Irvin Dowdy nee, (Valerie), and Michael Dowdy; one daughter, Shirley Jean Dye; seven grandchildren, Margaret Dye, Charles Muhammad nee (Preslie), Paki Taylor, Amber Moore, Kristen McClain nee (Calvin), Rachel Blanchard nee (Jill), Matthew Irvin Dowdy, Markus Wilem Dowdy, and Timothy Granberry nee (Carmen); thirteen great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, and a host of friends and relatives.