Oscar Dowden

Funeral service for Mr. Oscar Dowden will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home with Reverend Bob Brawley officiating. Interment will follow at Booty Cemetery in Kisatchie, LA under the direction of Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home. Mr. Dowden passed away Saturday, February 27, 2010. He was born July 6, 1911 to the late James C. Dowden and late Ada Booty Dowden in Kisatchie, LA. He proudly served his country and retired as a Master Sergeant from United States Air Force. He is survived by his sons, Ronnie Dowden and Jim Dowden and wife Becky; grandchildren, Crystal Magness, James C. Dowden, Jr., Michael Dowden, and John Dowden; 8 great grandchildren; sister, Lola Cobb; brother, Ivan Dowden; numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lula Greco Dowden; his parents; brothers, Roy Dowden and Jack Dowden; sisters, Vera Dowden and Bertha Lee Schaffer. Those honored to serve as pallbearers include Erik Magness, David Mathees, Michael Dowden, James C. Dowden, Jr., John Dowden, and Richard Rogers