Margaret Louise Dowd

Peggy was born in Wooster, OH to George Brown Sinclair and Etta Frances Sinclair. She was raised in Lakewood, OH. She married Merle Ellsworth Dowd on June 12, 1948 at Lakewood Christian Church. After marrying Merle she worked for Hiram College until the birth of her first child, then as a homemaker. In 1981 she and Merle purchased Providence Press a small printing business where she assisted Merle in the front office until they sold the business in 1991. Peggy was a member of the altar guild at Truro Episcopal Church in the 1960’s and early 1970’s and served as a room mother at Green Acres Elementary for numerous years.

Peggy is preceded in death by her husband of 63 years Merle E. Dowd and her daughter Susan Denise Dowd.

Peggy is survived by her sons, Kenneth George Dowd (Donna) of Fairfax, VA, Timothy Alan Dowd (LaVerte) of Franklin, VA, Matthew Sinclair Dowd (Lisa) of Warrenton, VA. She was loving grandmother to Meghan Marie Councill (Gilette) of Franklin VA, William Emmett Dowd (Nancy) of Amherst, VA, Cody Axle Alan Dowd of Radford, VA, Raleigh Dowd Bickham (Lon) of Franklin, VA, Frances Sinclair Bressler (Michael) of Annapolis, MD, Kevin David Dowd of Fairfax, VA, and James Tyler Dowd (Sabrina) of Warrenton, VA. Peggy was also a great-grandmother to Henry Hodges Councill, Aurora Sinclair Councill, Eliza Lee Bickham, Emmett Marks Bickham, Amara Faye Anderson, Frejya Juniper Dowd, Hazel Mae Bressler.

The family will be receiving visitors on Monday October 24, 2022 from 6pm to 8pm at Demaine Funeral Home Fairfax, 10565 Main St, Fairfax, VA 22030. Around 7:00pm the family will give oral remembrances of their mother and others are welcome to make remarks.

Memorials may be given to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html

The family wishes to extend our sincere thanks to Lisa Turner, Wanda Story, Sara Creech, and the staff of the Village at Woods Edge for their excellent care of our mother. We would also like to recognize the care and support of Kindred Hospice of Petersburg Virginia.