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Joe McDowell Obituary
KINGSPORT - Joe Lee McDowell, 79, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.
Joe was a retired engineer from Bechtel. He loved playing golf and having Friday lunches with lifelong friends and colleagues. He was an amazingly kind and gentle soul, a wonderful husband, dad, papaw, papa Joe, brother and uncle.
He was preceded in death by his son, Duffy Tao McDowell; father, Marvin J McDowell; mother, Kathryn Brown McDowell; sister, Peggy Shock; stepmom, Millie McDowell.
Joe is survived by his wife, Sandra "Sam" McDowell of the home; daughters, Babette Watson (Jimmy) of Longview, TX, Jennifer Senn Ouzts (Curt) of Leesville, SC; son, J. Gabe Senn (Amanda) of Kingsport, TN; sister, Kathy Riley (A.C.) of Lufkin, TX; brothers, Marvin Dennis McDowell (Diane) of Lufkin, TX, Glen McDowell (Ann) of Bullard, TX; seven grandsons, Brandon Bruch, Duffy McDowell Jr., Zachery McDowell, Ryan Ouzts, Tanner Ouzts, Parker Senn, and Sawyer Senn; one great granddaughter, Brooklyn Bruch.
The family will receive friends from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday February 17, 2023, at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Kingsport.
In lieu of flowers the family request memorial donations made to St Jude Children's Research Hospital in memory of Joe.
Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.cartertrent.com.
Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport is serving the McDowell family.
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