Linda Dowdy Gaines, 75, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Emory Saint Joseph’s in Decatur, Georgia.
Graveside services will be held 11 AM, Friday, October 14, 2022, at Evergreen Cemetery, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, with the Rev. Jay Moore officiating. The nephews will serve as honorary pallbearers at the graveside. The family will receive friends from 9:30 AM until 10:30 AM at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Gaines was born October 12, 1946, in Irwin County, Georgia, to the late E. B. & Agnes L. Vinson Dowdy. She was retired from the United States Postal Service. Mrs. Gaines loved animals, growing flowers, owl decorations, cooking, trying new recipes and especially her family. She was a member of Callie Garbutt Baptist Church.
She is survived by her two sons: Steve Gaines & James of Fitzgerald and Eric Gaines of Fitzgerald; three grandchildren: Emily Gibbs, Erin Gibbs, and Parker Gaines; one great-grandchild, Kaiden Stevens; four siblings: E.B. Dowdy Jr. & Diane, Beth Yarbrough, Teresa Brewer & Larry, and Wanda Singleton and a fur baby, Ginger. Several nieces, nephews, and great nieces & great nephews also survive. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, David Gaines; a sister, Marcella Dowdy and a brother-in-law, Barry Yarbrough.
The family suggests those desiring to send memorials, may send them to Fitzgerald-Ben Hill Humane Society, 106 Lions Park Road, Fitzgerald, Georgia, 31750.