dothaneagle.com: Obituaries published July 14
Read through the obituaries published today in Dothan Eagle.
Margaret Daughtry Owens, a resident of Dothan, died Monday morning, July 13, 2020, at her home. She was 88. Private graveside services for the family will be held Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in Memory Hill Cemetery with Reverend Allie Freeman officiating. Holman-Headland Mortuary & Cremations is in charge of arrangements. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Children's Hospital of Alabama, 1600 7th Ave South, Birmingham, AL 23533. Mrs. Owens was born in Ozark and reared in Abbeville, daughter of the late Jesse James Daughtry and Lillie Mae Childree Daughtry. She lived in Dothan most of her adult lifetime where she was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Stonebridge Garden Club. Mrs. Owens was formerly employed by various florists in the Wiregrass area as a Floral Designer. She was preceded in death by a son, William Clenney "Chip" Owens, Jr., an infant daughter, Maggie Owens, and a brother, James Daughtry. Surviving relatives include her husband, William Clenney "Bill" Owens, Sr.; her daughter, Ellen Bowman (Jamie) and her son, Kevin Owens (Wanda), all of Dothan; three sisters, Barbara Bacon (Bill), Rapid City, SD; Nell Olds, Bainbridge, GA; and Carolyn Jacobs, Huntsville, AL; a sister-in-law, Rachel Daughtry, Abbeville; four grandchildren, Katie Bowman, Emily Owens, Trent Owens (Kaci) and Angela Fulford; three great-grandchildren, Landon Owens, Courtney Fulford and Conner Fulford; numerous nieces and nephews. You may sign a guest register at www.holmanmortuaries.com. Phone 334-693-3371.
Col. Richard E. MacCormack, age 89, went home to be with his Lord and Saviour on July 11, 2020. He and his wife of 66 years, Helen Ann, moved to Dothan from Indiana due to illness to live next to their son, Douglas, and his wife, Kim. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, July 17, 2020 at Crossroads Baptist Church. Burial with military honors will be held at Sunset Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at Crossroads Baptist Church on Thursday evening from 6-8 pm. Richard was born May 17, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from Braintree, Massachusetts High School and then attended the University of New Hampshire graduating with a B.S. in Chemistry. After taking a job in Cincinnati, Ohio, he met his wife at a church Bible Study held at the WMCA. Later, he graduated from the University of Chicago with a master's degree in Business Administration. He entered the USAF through the ROTC and served his country in a thirty-year military career retiring as a full colonel in the Regular Air Force. Besides various assignments in the U.S.A., he served in Germany and the Philippines. After retirement, he and his family attended First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana with Pastor Jack Hyles, holding positions such as Deacon Chairman for over ten years, taught a boy's Sunday school class, sang in the choir, and had a bus route for twenty years. He loved music and played the trumpet. Richard's USAF awards include the Legion of Merit with oakleaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with citation, Air Force Organization Excellence Award, National Defense Service Medal with star, Air Force Commendation Medal, Airforce Longevity Service Award, Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Award, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters, Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, and Combat Missile Badge. He served as the Combat Crew Commander of the Titan II Missile crew several years at Vandenberg AFB, California. Richard is survived by his wife, Helen Ann; Two sons, and three daughters: Steven Eliot (Julie) MacCormack, Douglas Scott (Kim) MacCormack, Deborah Jean (Tim) Scott, Cynthia Lea (Pollard) Mercer, Valerie Ann (Mike) Creed; twenty-four grandchildren; and forty-nine great-grandchildren. Flowers or memorial contributions may be made to the Crossroads Baptist Church: 2574 Westgate Pkwy, Dothan, Alabama 36303. Robert Byrd of Sunset Memorial Park Funeral Home. www.SunsetMemorialPark.com
