Obituary Record
MacDowell, Ernest Kurtz Jr. - April 17, 2009
Ernest Kurtz MacDowell, Jr., 84, died Friday, April 17, 2009 at Heritage House in Vicksburg, MS.
He was a native of Greenville, SC, and was a US Navy veteran of World War II. He retired from Standard Supply and Hardware of New Orleans in 1987.
He lived most of his life in Louisiana, including New Orleans, Eunice, Lafayette, and Madisonville, and in Mississippi including Bay St. Louis, Pass Christian and Vicksburg.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Denise Dolores DeJean.
Survivors include his five children; Kathryn Loyacono and her husband Kelly of Vicksburg; Margaret Sarrat and her husband Al of Perry, GA; Rory MacDowell of Dallas; Douglas MacDowell and his wife Pam of Lafayette, LA; Helen Jackson and her husband Glenn of Moss Bluff, LA; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Family and friends are invited to a memorial service at St. Mary's Basilica in Natchez, MS at 1:00 p.m. on May 9 followed by a brief burial ceremony at the National Cemetery and a celebration of his life at the Country Inn & Suites. Arrangements are under direction of Glenwood Funeral Home.
(Burial in Natchez National Cemetery)
Source: Sea Coast Echo 04/26/2009