LYNDA B. DOWLESS, 75, of Riegelwood, died October 19, 2018, in the hope of resurrection and eternal life. Born in Columbus County, North Carolina, on May 6, 1943, to beloved parents Daniel Gordon Bollinger and Ava Grey Bollinger, who preceded her in death. With her cherished husband Jerry A. Dowless, Sr., who also preceded her in death, she founded, owned and operated a family farm, Dowless Farming Co., which continues and does business today as Dowless Peach Orchard. In her almost fifty years of work on the farm, Mrs. Dowless operated tractors, helped with equipment maintenance, drove grain trucks, fed and herded cows, pulled, suckered and topped tobacco plants, pruned peach trees, and sold at various times pumpkins, field peas, and peaches. She also made and sold her own homemade jams and jellies and handled the farm’s books. Mrs. Dowless also gave selflessly of her time and effort to friends and family, particularly those suffering long-term illness and at the close of life.
She is survived by her loving son, Jerry A. Dowless, Jr; by her brother Daniel Gordon Bollinger, Jr. and his wife Sue, of Burlington, NC; and by her sisters Tilda Myers, of Riegelwood, NC and her husband Kenneth; and Patricia Warwick, of Elizabethtown, NC, and their families. She is also preceded in death by another beloved sister, Shirley Floyd, of Cerro Gordo, NC, and is survived also by her family.
A Funeral Service will be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at Carver’s Creek United Methodist Church, 16904 Hwy 87, Council, NC with Pastor Jimmy Ray Tatum. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Arrangements are by www.coblewardsmithwilmington.com
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