Margie Hughes Dowdy

Dekalb County, Alabama on June 4, 1932. She was preceded in death by her parents John and Ollie Mae

Hughes, her first husband Aubrey Lee (A:E.) their daughter Brenda Sue, and her second husband Walter

Dowdy (Tommy) have preceded her in death. She is survived by her two sons Michael Lee (Connie),

Rodney Lee (Bubba) and daughter Janet Barker (Clyde) and her loving, loyal Canine Benji, and her

brother A. J. Hughes (June), her grandchildren Thomas Berry, Michael Lee Jr, Julie Mills, Joey Barker and her great grandchildren Brenon, Brooklyn, Maddox Barker and Greyson and Autumn Lee.

Margie had a passion for working, the ministry and raising her children. She worked Full Time while

keeping her oldest grandchild and two other boys Michael and Corey Arnold. She was a mother to sons,

grandsons, sisters, and daughters. She was known for her Fiery Attitude, Kind Spirit, Unshakeable

Resolve, and being the Matriarch of her family. She was a hard worker and she always exceeded the

expectations and if her performance was to be measured it was twice the size of others. She was

generous to people with whom she came into contact, she never met a stranger. She displayed a

willingness to help people by providing shelter, assisting when a couple needed to get medical supplies.

Margie never wanted to be recognized for her generosity and she understood the importance of helping

people in time of need.

She enjoyed spending time with family and friends and talking with them about her life experiences.

She loved to read, listen to music, dancing, traveling, cooking, fishing and bowling. She felt peace and

serenity while outside planting her garden and flowers. Margie would share her harvest with others and

it brought great joy to see how appreciative her family, friends, doctors were when she would visit.

She loved to see the beauty that was created by Jehovah God. She started to study the word of God in

the late 90's. She decided to make her dedication to Jehovah God by her water baptism on September

13,2006. During the past 17 years she enjoyed working with the brothers and sisters in the Field

Ministry. She developed a love for speaking with people about Gods word from the Bible. In the past 3

years she was not able to attend meetings and share in the ministry due to the rapid decline in her

health. She talked regularly with her family and friends encouraging them to dedicate their lives to God.

The family will receive friends from 4 pm to 8 pm on Wednesday, February 8,2023 at Woody Funeral

Home-Atlee Chapel, 9271 Shady Grove Road, Mechanicsville, Virginia 23116. A funeral service will begin

at 1pm on Thursday, February 9,2023 at Woody Funeral Home-Atlee Chapel with entombment to follow

at Signal Hill Memorial Park, 12360 Hanover Courthouse Road, Hanover, Virginia 23069.

The family would like to extend their deepest regards to her Care-giver and Friend Tanya Jackson and

the Hospice Team with Affinity.