Alicia Dowdle

Alicia Jo Clark Dowdle, 82, of Cadiz passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville after a brief illness with her family by her side. She was born January 15, 1941 in Dennison, Ohio a daughter of the late James E. and Irma Barrett Clark.

Alicia was a member of the Minksville Church of Christ, Ourant Schoolhouse Memorial Association and served many years on the Republican Central Committee. She worked at Ohio Industrial Supply and later became a full time homemaker.

Alicia loved her family, especially her children and grandchildren, The Ohio State Buckeyes and her ice cream from Ice Cream Island where you could find her almost daily. She was a past member of the Brushy Fork Homemakers. She was very active and widely known throughout the community.

In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband, Willis R. Dowdle in 2013.

Surviving are her 2 sons: Matthew (Robin) Dowdle and James (Lou Ann) Dowdle all of Cadiz; 4 grandchildren: Austin (Caitlyn) Dowdle, Alexia Dowdle, Lindsay Dowdle and Abby Dowdle; a soon to be great grandchild;  a brother, Eugene Barrett Clark of Lavont, Maine; a sister, John (Brenda) Veley of Gnadenhutten, Ohio; a number of nieces and nephews; and her very close friend, Bob Main.

Calling hours will be held on Thursday, June 15, 2023 from 2-4 and 6-8 at Clark-Kirkland-Barr Funeral Home, Cadiz where funeral service will be held on Friday at 11:00 a.m. with Evang. Robert Main officiating. Burial will follow at Patterson Union Cemetery, Deersville, Ohio.

In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for memorial contributions to the Minksville Church of Christ, c/o John Jones, 35305 Jones Road, Freeport, Ohio 43977 or the Ourant Memorial Association, c/o Nellie Erow, 425 East Warren Street, Cadiz, Ohio 43907 or the Harrison County Agricultural Society, P.O. Box 274, Cadiz, Ohio 43907.

The memorial guestbook may be singed at www.clark-kirkland-barr.com.