JAMES “J. T.” McDOWELL
James “J. T.” McDowell, age 87, of Texarkana, Arkansas, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, in a local hospice facility.
M r . McDowell was born on February 2, 1936, in Miller County, Arkansas. He retired from Hobart Manufacturing Company in Ohio and was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church in Texarkana, Arkansas. He was a graduate of Arkansas High School, the class of 1955. He was a happy-go-lucky person who never met a stranger. He was a hardworking individual and a great storyteller. He enjoyed photography, hunting, fishing, and creating memories with his family. He loved to travel with his wife, Shirley. They traveled to all forty-nine states together except Hawaii. He also enjoyed watching his children and grandchildren play sports. He was preceded in death by his wife of sixty-two and half years, Shirley McDowell; and one son, David McDowell.
He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law: James and Kim Mc Dowell of Troy, Ohio; two daughters and sons-in-law: Sherri and Daryl Perkins of Clifton Park, New York; and Sharon and Brian Kennedy of Marysville, Ohio; three brothers, Earnest McDowell and his wife, Bonnie; Jerry Allen McDowell; Jr. McDowell, and his wife, Phyllis; five sisters: Ada Jane House; Dorothy Ruple; Norma Peterson; Nancy Spears and Marie Jeane; eight grandchildren, Thad McDowell, Kara Huelskamp and husband, Eric; Kali McDowell, Kelsey McDowell, Zane McDowell, Kathleen Kennedy, Connor Kennedy, Victoria Perkins; five great-grandchildren; Bronson Huelskamp, Piper Huelskamp, Hadley Huelskamp, Scarlet Huelskamp, and Mia McDowell and a host of friends and other relatives.
Funeral Services will be at 11:30 A. M. Friday at Shiloh Baptist Church, with Rev. Wes Dean and Ken Guthrie officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 10:30 A. M. to 11:30 P. M.
A graveside service will be held in Tipp City, Ohio. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Local Arrangements are under the direction of Texarkana Funeral Home, Arkansas.
Register online @ www.texarkanafuneralhome.com.