Mary Lea Dowell's obituary , Passed away on December 23, 2025 in Orange, Virginia

Mary Lea Dowell

January 24, 1941 - December 23, 2025 (84 years old)

Orange, Virginia

Mary Lea Dowell's obituary , Passed away on December 23, 2025 in Orange, Virginia

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Mary Lea Dowell

January 24, 1941 - December 23, 2025 (84 years old)

Orange, Virginia

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Mary Lea Dowell Obituary

We are sad to announce that, on December 23, 2025 we had to say goodbye to Mary Lea Dowell (Orange, Virginia). You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

In the vast expanse of eternity, Mary Lea shall find rest, cradled in the arms of everlasting peace. And as we bid Mary Lea farewell, her loved ones carry with them the precious gift of her memory, a beacon of hope guiding them through the shadows of sorrow towards the light of a new dawn.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Cecil Shipp and Cordelia Shipp; her daughter Stacie Dowell; and her sister Ann Baciak. She is survived by: her children, Belinda McDerment of Mineral, VA and Paul Clark of Charlottesville, VA; and her grandchildren, Justin Dowell, Carmella Dowell, Brandon Dowell, Brian McDerment Jr., Jasmine Dowell, Chloe Dowell and Adam Clark.

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