Mary M. McDowell Obituary

We are sad to announce that on August 5, 2020, at the age of 98, Mary M. McDowell of Keokuk, Iowa, born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Oran Kerr and Cornia Miller Kerr; her sons, Steve McDowell, Michael McDowell and Terry McDowell; her great grandchild Tony McCarty; her great great grandchild Ethan Morgan; and her siblings, Earl Kerr, Dean Kerr, Maxine Foster and Thelma Wilson.

She is survived by: her daughter Susan Geltz (Bruce) of Argyle, IA; her daughter-in-law Evelyn McDowell of Quincy, IL; her grandchildren, Louis Clark (Teresa), Terri Kaye Helm-Vahle, Julie Johnson (Phillip), Crystallee Payton (Joe) and Matthew McDowell; her great grandchildren, JoeyLyn Helenthal, Jacey Helenthal, Cole Geltz, Timothy McCarty, Tyler McCarty, Whitney Morgan, Andy Clark (Kayla), Brian Clark (Sara) and Cameron McDowell; and her great great grandchildren, Isabella Morgan, Michael Morgan, Jaxin Morgan, Taiytum McCarty and Drew Clark. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to the American Legion Post #41 or the Shriners Hospital.