Robert James Dowell Obituary
We announce the death of Robert James Dowell (Gainesville, Georgia), born in Covington, Tennessee, who passed away on August 7, 2026, at the age of 85. Robert will be remembered by family members, friends, and others whose lives were connected in meaningful ways. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Robert James Dowell to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Annie Laura Dowell and Donald Ray Dowell; his wife Mattie Dowell; and his siblings, Bobby Lee Dowell, James Dowell and Lois Dowell Stilt.
He is survived by: his siblings, Margaret Foster, Jerry Dowell, Annie Jones (TJ), Yvonne Sangter (Jessie) and Bessie Mae Dowell; his siblings-in-law, Jeffery Goss, Beverly Reed and Lillian Goss; and his children, Terri Taylor (Stanley), Pamela Faye Dowell, Robert Dowell Jr. (Toi), Comfort Dowell, Stacy Pickens (Andrea), Rita Walker (Michael) and Sonia Bell. He is also survived by his twenty-three grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren, along with a host of nieces, nephews, extended relatives, church family, and dear friends.
