William McDowell Obituary

William Alton McDowell Charleston - William Alton McDowell, 76, of Charleston, South Carolina, widower of Donie Turner McDowell and Virginia Louise Adkins McDowell entered into eternal rest Monday, March 19, 2018. A Celebration of William's Life will be held on Friday, March 23, 2018, in J. HENRY STUHR INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL, 3360 Glenn McConnell Parkway, at 11:00 a.m. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Bill was born June 23, 1941, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, son of the late Grover Robert McDowell and Dora Mae Stone McDowell. He was a graduate of Warner Robins High School class of 1959, and graduate of University of South Carolina where he received his Bachelor of Arts, English Language and Literature in 1963. William was a U.S. Navy Lieutenant from 1963 to 1967 where he received the National Defense Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the Vietnam Service Ribbon. He was Head of the Contracts Division with The Naval Space and Warfare Systems Center in Charleston, SC, until his retirement in 2000. Bill was a National Associate Member of the National Geographic Society, Associate member of the Smithsonian Institution, member of Arbor Day Foundation and a member of Ocean Conservancy. He is survived by his children, son, Scott Austin McDowell and his wife, Rene;, of Copperas Cove, TX, daughter, Melissa Mosny and her husband, Shane, of Charleston, SC, daughter, Teri Hanley and her husband, Lee,of Cottageville, SC, daughter, Cathy Keller- Edmands and her husband, Stanley, of Ravenel, SC; his four grandchildren, Kristen Cortez (Emilio), Alyssa McDowell, Ginia Simmons (Ross), DJ Hanley and five great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Charleston Animal Society, 2455 Remount Road, North Charleston, SC 29406. A memorial message may be sent to the family by visiting our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston