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Bessie Lou “Betsy” <I>Myer</I> Dowling

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Bessie Lou “Betsy” Myer Dowling

Birth
Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida, USA
Death
11 Aug 2009 (aged 81)
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA
Burial
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA GPS-Latitude: 29.6400439, Longitude: -82.277186
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DOWLING, BETSY MYER 81, of Gainesville, passed away Aug. 11, 2009 at Harbor Chase. Mrs. Dowling was born in Ft. Myers and moved to Gainesville in 1956 from Jacksonville. She was a business manager for L.R. Nelson Irrigation for 30 years and also a sales associate for Casual Corners for 16 years. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. Marshall Everett and Gladys Myer; brothers,
Terrance Myer, Claude Myer, and Charles Myer. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, St. Elmo Dowling; children, Terry Knight (Bill) of Chiefland, Joseph Dowling
Soka (Christina) of Bristol, TN, Ed Dowling of Winter Garden, FL, Mary Beth Dowling of Vancouver, WA; brothers, Everett Myer (Virgie) of Knoxville, TN and Richard Myer (Shirley) of Portland, OR; sisters-in-laws, Ruby Myer of Atlanta, GA,
Rebecca Myer, of Raleigh, NC and Carol Myer of Wauchula, FL; grandchildren, Peter Knight (Amanda), Deborah Knight, Kristin Knight, Ryan Dowling Soka, Joel Dowling Soka, James D. Carter, Jessica
Carter Slaughter, John Carter, Katti Carter; and seven great grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009 at 10 a.m. at Forest Meadows Memorial Park East, 3700 SE Hawthorne Rd., Gainesville, FL with Rev. Joseph Dowling Soka officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Forest Meadows Funeral Home, 725 NW 23rd Ave., Gainesville, FL. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Haven Hospice or Trinity United Methodist Church. Arrangements are under the care of Forest
Meadows Funeral Home,
Cemeteries and Crematory. Please sign the guestbook at www.forestmeadowsfh.com.

Published in Orlando Sentinel on August 14, 2009
DOWLING, BETSY MYER 81, of Gainesville, passed away Aug. 11, 2009 at Harbor Chase. Mrs. Dowling was born in Ft. Myers and moved to Gainesville in 1956 from Jacksonville. She was a business manager for L.R. Nelson Irrigation for 30 years and also a sales associate for Casual Corners for 16 years. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. Marshall Everett and Gladys Myer; brothers,
Terrance Myer, Claude Myer, and Charles Myer. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, St. Elmo Dowling; children, Terry Knight (Bill) of Chiefland, Joseph Dowling
Soka (Christina) of Bristol, TN, Ed Dowling of Winter Garden, FL, Mary Beth Dowling of Vancouver, WA; brothers, Everett Myer (Virgie) of Knoxville, TN and Richard Myer (Shirley) of Portland, OR; sisters-in-laws, Ruby Myer of Atlanta, GA,
Rebecca Myer, of Raleigh, NC and Carol Myer of Wauchula, FL; grandchildren, Peter Knight (Amanda), Deborah Knight, Kristin Knight, Ryan Dowling Soka, Joel Dowling Soka, James D. Carter, Jessica
Carter Slaughter, John Carter, Katti Carter; and seven great grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009 at 10 a.m. at Forest Meadows Memorial Park East, 3700 SE Hawthorne Rd., Gainesville, FL with Rev. Joseph Dowling Soka officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Forest Meadows Funeral Home, 725 NW 23rd Ave., Gainesville, FL. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Haven Hospice or Trinity United Methodist Church. Arrangements are under the care of Forest
Meadows Funeral Home,
Cemeteries and Crematory. Please sign the guestbook at www.forestmeadowsfh.com.

Published in Orlando Sentinel on August 14, 2009


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  • Maintained by: Lisa
  • Originally Created by: Virginia Jones
  • Added: Aug 14, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40667318/bessie_lou-dowling: accessed ), memorial page for Bessie Lou “Betsy” Myer Dowling (19 Feb 1928–11 Aug 2009), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40667318, citing Forest Meadows Memorial Park East, Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Lisa (contributor 47155679).