Estelle May Maddox Dowden

March 13, 1931 - March 6, 2019

Estelle May Maddox Dowden, 87, of Long Island died Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Autumn Care of Altavista. She was the wife of the late James Franklin Dowden. She was born March 13, 1931 in Loudoun County, a daughter of the late Herbert D. Maddox and Selina Virginia Payne Maddox. She was a member of Crosspoint Altavista, Red Hill DAR Chapter, and the Wycliffe Associates of Lynchburg. May was a homemaker that enjoyed sewing, cooking, reading, gardening, taking care of her grandchildren and serving her Lord. She is survived by two sons, David Dowden and his wife, Wendy of Long Island and Dale Dowden and his wife, Julie of Princeton, NC; a daughter, Lynn Miller and her husband, Steve of Hurt; eleven grandchildren, Stephanie Butler (Dan), Rebecca Miller, Sarah Borman (Don), Patrick, Wayne, Victoria, and Paige Dowden, Kaitlyn Babish, Andrew Tyler, Laura Hedden (Hank), and Ben Dowden (Lene'); and seven great grandchildren, Maddie, Hannah, Rion, River, Benjamin, Ryleigh Mae, and Raylan. A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Crosspoint, 1000 7th Street, Altavista by the Rev. Steve Miller and Pastor Ben Dowden with burial to follow at Altavista Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior to the service at the church beginning at 1:00 p.m. and other times at the residence of Lynn Miller, 114 Prospect Rd., Hurt. The family suggests that those wishing to make memorials consider the Resourcing Christian Education International, P.O. Box 4528, Wheaton, IL 60189 (Account # 12907 Ministry of Rebecca Sue Miller - Christian Int'l School of Prague) or Gideons International, 2900 Lebanon Rd., Nashville, TN 37214. Finch and Finch Funeral and Cremation Service, Altavista is in charge of arrangements.