Mrs. Marjorie Mae Dowd

May 30, 1925 - November 27, 2015

Marjorie Mae Dowd, 90, formerly of Lyon Mountain died Friday, Nov. 27, 2015 at The Alice Center, Malone, NY. Born in Chateaugay, NY on May 30, 1925, she was the daughter of Earl and Hazel (Peryea) Barnes. She was married to Robert C. Dowd on August 14, 1943 in Massena at the Methodist Parsonage. He predeceased her on Oct. 2, 1981. Mrs. Dowd was employed at Plattsburgh State University in food service and then went to work at the dress factory in Malone for several years. She was a member of the Merry Lyoneers Senior Citizens group, a former member and past president of the WSCS and a member of the Lyon Mountain Memorial Methodist Church. Mrs. Dowd is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Robert Dowd of Morrisonville, William and Cindy Dowd of Merrill; a daughter and son-in-law, Donna LaMare Wood and Jim Wood of Lyon Mountain; four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Besides her husband, she was predeceased by her parents; a son-in-law, Abe LaMare and a daughter-in-law, Barbara Dowd. The family will receive family and friends from 1 to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1 in the Lyon Mountain Memorial Methodist Church. A funeral service will immediately follow at 2 p.m. Burial will take place at St. Bernard's Cemetery, Lyon Mountain. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Hospice of the North Country or the Lyon Mountain Fire Dept.