V.R. "Joe" Dowdell

V. R. “Joe” Dowdell, 79, of Daisetta, died Monday, May 4, 2015, at a family residence in Raywood. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 7, 2015, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Palms Memorial Park in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Joe was born July 12, 1935 in Batson, to parents; William A. and Sarah Fontenot Dowdell, and has resided in the Daisetta area throughout his life. He was a retired roughneck from Gulf Coast Services “Boothe Boys”, and enjoyed the outdoors, animals, and spending time with his family. Mr. Dowdell was preceded in death by his parents, wife: Wanda Dowdell, sons: Randy Allen Dowdell and C. A. “Cad” Dowdell, daughter-in-law: Gloria Dowdell, stepson: William Hortman, grandchildren: Christian E. Smith and Raymond “Tadpole” Vollert, and brothers: William “Junior” Dowdell, William Lee Fregia, Tim Pearl Fregia, and Edmond Dowdell. He is survived by his wife of seven years: Joy Sanders Dowdell of Daisetta, sons: Raymond Dowdell and wife Elizabeth of Liberty, David Dowdell of Dayton, and Mike Dowdell and wife Stacy of Raywood, stepson: Donald Hortman of Daisetta, stepdaughters: Pamela Davis and husband Steve of Baytown and Terry Humphries and husband Shannon of Ft. Worth, sisters: Dollie Mize of Dayton, Joyce McClelland of Corrigan, and Roxie Lee of Batson, brother: Chris Fregia of Onalaska, and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.