Karen McDowell

Johnny E. McDowell and Rosie L. McDowell in Greenwood, MS.

She was the youngest sibling of six. She was inspired by her grandmother, Ruth Love lovingly

called “Mama Dear”. She accepted Christ at a young age and baptized at Wesley United

Methodist Church in Greenwood, MS. She later became a member of Faith United Methodist

Church in Dickinson, TX where she served faithfully until the Lord called her home on

Thursday, May 23, 2024.

After graduating from Greenwood High School, Karen started her collegiate studies at

Tougaloo College, in 1989 she was initiated into the Gamma Omicron Chapter of Alpha Kappa

Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. She obtained her BA degree at Mississippi Valley State University.

Karen’s professional career began with the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services

where she worked for 3 years. She later moved to Texas, where she obtained an MA degree

from North Texas University and enrolled in the doctoral program at Virginia Tech. There she

worked for the state of Texas Department of Rehabilitation Services for 5 years before joining

the Veterans Department of Rehabilitation where she retired after 10 years of valuable service.

She was a diligent member of the Gamma Omega Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha

Sorority, Inc. She embodied the sorority’s mission, “Service to All Mankind.”

On March 14, 1995, Karen was joined in holy matrimony to Edmund Jones. This love story

would span 29 years. To this union three children were raised.

She leaves to celebrate her home going, her loving and devoted husband, Edmund Jones; her

sons, Yawncey (Christy) McDowell, Jonathan McDowell, and Jamarcus Martin, all of Dickinson

TX. Her granddaughter Arya McDowell. Her siblings Darrell (Ellen) McDowell, of Seaside, CA,

Reginald (Helen) McDowell, of Memphis, TN, and Johnetta Red, of Jackson MS. Her sisters,

Althea McDowell and Alfreda McDowell preceded her in death. Her nieces, Tiffany McDowell,

Ivy Red, and Sharrell McDowell, her nephews, Brian Hudson, Justin Elliott, Roderick Red, Jordan

Red, Harrell McDowell, and Darrell McDowell and a host of uncles, aunts, cousins, in-laws and

friends.

SHE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY THOSE THAT KNEW HER AND LOVED HER.

A visitation for Karen will be held Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Faith United Methodist Church, 2205 Avenue G, Dickinson, TX 77539. A funeral service will occur Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, 2205 Avenue G, Dickinson, TX 77539. A graveside service will occur Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM at Forest Park East Funeral Home, 21620 Gulf Fwy, Webster, TX 77598.