Individual Details
Minnie Leigh McDowell
(25 May 1947 - 11 Mar 2019)
Events
| Birth | 25 May 1947 | Randolph County, NC | |||
| Death | 11 Mar 2019 | Woodland Hill Center, Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, United States |  |  | |
| Burial | 15 Mar 2019 | Pleasant Union Community Church Cemetery, Randolph, North Carolina, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Cranford ( - ) |
| Father | Arthur Exton McDowell (1907 - 1971) |
| Mother | Ocia Edna Small (1910 - 2000) |
| Sibling | Fred Austin McDowell (1931 - ) |
| Sibling | Ora Kathleen McDowell (1932 - 2024) |
| Sibling | Virgie Marie McDowell (1933 - 2008) |
| Sibling | Thelma Louise McDowell (1935 - ) |
| Sibling | Betty Jean McDowell (1938 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Eunice Magdalene McDowell (1940 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Ruby Elizabeth McDowell (1941 - 2020) |
| Sibling | Ena Ruth McDowell (1943 - 1997) |
| Sibling | Glen Exton McDowell (1944 - 2005) |
| Sibling | Calvin Randall McDowell (1949 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Toby McDowell ( - ) |
Notes
Death
Minnie Leigh McDowell Cranford, 71, of Asheboro, died Monday, March 11, 2019, at Woodland Hill Center in Asheboro.Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 15, 2019, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with Rev. Jeff Joyce officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Union Community Church Cemetery.
Born in Randolph County, NC, on May 25, 1947, Minnie was the daughter of the late Arthur Exton McDowell and Ocia Edna Small McDowell. She worked at Wells Hosiery until her health would not allow her to continue working.
Surviving are her daughters, Tammy Nixon and husband, Jeff, of Franklinville, Charlotte Cranford, of Asheboro; sisters, Louise Lambeth, of Thomasville, Ora Clark, of Asheboro, Ruby Bristow, of Asheboro; brother, Fred McDowell and wife, Shelvia, of Castle Hayne; grandchildren, Megan Sexton, Aaron Nixon, Caleb Cranford, Rihanna Cranford; great grandchildren, Lakely Sexton, Whitley Sexton, and Kobe Clark.
The family will receive friends at Ridge Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, 2019, and other times at the home of her daughter, Tammy Nixon.
Endnotes
1. Death Notice: Ridge Funeral Home, Asheboro, NC.