Constance McDowell Obituary

McDOWELL, Constance The family of Constance Lewis McDowell, 87, of Charleston, regret to announce her death on the morning of Friday, July 21, 2006 in a Charleston hospital. Private services have been arranged through Palmetto Cremation Society. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations in Constance's memory to a charity of one's choice or to an animal rescue center. Mrs. McDowell was born in Greenville, SC on August 1, 1918 the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lewis, DVM. She was the former Greenville City Ladies Tennis Champion and was the last of the Lewis family to live in the Lewis-Kilgore Mansion. She owned the Merrimac Doberman Kennel and was regarded throughout the southeast as a breeder and show woman. She was a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Hudson Rd., Greenville. She was the widow of Dr. David A. McDowell, former head of the English department at The Citadel. She is survived by her daughter, Kathleen McDowell Burke, her grand daughter, Beverly Poston and her husband, Dr. Tim A. Poston II, and their children, Kaitlin Ashley and Craig Allen Poston, all of West Ashley, Charleston, SC. Also surviving are two sisters-in-law, a niece, nephew, and several cousins. Arrangements by PALMETTO CREMATION SOCIETY, Charleston. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.