Burnette "Burney" William Dowler

Dowler and Dolly Bertha Hudson. The Family moved to Baytown in August of 1961. Burney was

an Eagle Scout, and he loved his time on Robert E. Lee High School’s football team Suicide

Squad. After graduating from Lee, Burney immediately went to work for U.S. Steel; and after a

lifetime in the petrochemical industry, he retired from H.B. Zachary.

Burney was known for his tremendous heart and a need to help others. Throughout his life,

Burney participated in many organizations and charities. He was a member of First Presbyterian

Church where he served as a Deacon and Elder. He loved his time with the Houston Livestock

Show and Rodeo BBQ Cookoff and the Baytown Livestock Show. He coached Special Olympics.

He was very proud of his work with Kids Harbour and he was a member of the Houston

Corvette Club. He even rode all the way to Alaska on his Harley as part of the Iron Butt Rally.

He was proud of his service with the Bay Area Community Emergency Response Team.

Burney was an avid musician and anyone that knew Burney can picture him playing his guitar –

sometimes in Luckenbach. More recently, he liked to putter around his backyard garden and

spend time with family and friends. He loved baking homemade bread, making cookies for the

grandkids and teaching them how to sew, paint, fish and build bird houses.

Burney was preceded in death by his parents Rev. Burnette Wilson Dowler and Dolly Bertha Hudson Dowler; his brother Edward Terrance Dowler; his second wife Janice Wade; brother-in-law Paul David Lawrence.

Burney is survived by his brother Jody Lynn Dowler, sister Adele Margaret Warren, nephew Christopher Hamilton Warren and wife Jacy Whitman, sister Kathryn Bertha Dowler; daughter Amanda Burnadette West, grandchildren Chyler Munro West and Kynnedy Laine West, daughter Victoria Ann Moseley and husband Matthew Ryan Moseley, grandchild Luke Ryan Moseley; stepsons Tommy Darrell Smith and Cameron Keene Davis; wife Debbie Louise Mason Smith, stepdaughter Rachael Michelle Audish and husband David Aaron Audish, grandchildren Lilla Jude Audish, great grandson Jasper Elan Mitchell, Logan Aaro Audish, Adam Zane Audish, Kira Iliza Rayn Audish, stepdaughter Samantha Louise Julian Warren, grandchildren Ruban Isaiah Pastor, Aliana Grace Pastor.

A memorial service for Burney will be held Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Earthman Baytown Funeral Home, 3919 Garth Road, Baytown, Texas 77521.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy for the Dowler family may be shared at www.earthmanbaytown.com