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On June 26, 2004, CAROL J. DOWELL, of Middle River; devoted mother of Laurie L. Skwirut and her husband Lou, Valerie Sue Zinser and her husband Stephen and Natalie A. Dowell; cherished grandmother of Glen and Danny Spurlock and Brittany Dowell. There will be a memorial service 7 P.M. Thursday at the family owned Peaceful Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Center, 2325 York Road, Timonium.

Rex McDowell, an equipment operator at the Harford Waste Disposal Center's compost facility has been selected as the Employee of the Month for September. McDowell was co-nominated by his manager, Jerry Scanlan, as well as a Joyce Kelly, a Harford County resident. The nomination submitted by Joyce Kelly praised McDowell for his quick response and action that saved her husband from a tragic accident this in June. In her nomination, Kelly stated: "my husband took a load of yard waste up to Tollgate Landfill.

On May 17, 2006, WILLIAM ALBERT DOWELL; beloved husband of Beverly A. Dowell; dear father of Barbara A. Elza-Price; loving grandfather of Lacie M. Elza, Sierra N. Darce, Timothy M. Price; dear brother of Richard Foster; dear friend of Brad and Judy Chapham and family. Also survived by many devoted family and friends. Funeral services will be held at the Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc, 7922 Wise Avenue, on Friday 7 P.M. Friends may call 2-4 and 6-8 P.M. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Gilchrist Center, 6601 N. Charles Street, 21204.

It's a tradition that began at St. John's College about 50 years ago, and if you are anywhere near the Annapolis school in the early hours Sunday, you can hear the unusual celebration. That is when the bell in McDowell Hall is rung over and over, as scores of seniors announce that they have turned in their class essays to the St. John's dean and president. It is an annual rite of passage that sums up students' time at a school noted for its "great books" curriculum centering on the study of classic works in such disciplines as philosophy, history and music.

On February 11, 2009, MILDRED "MILLIE" E. DOWELL (nee Freeland); beloved wife of William "Bill" Dowell; devoted mother of Carolyn Hamm, Kathy Roberts and Tracey Thomas; loving grandmother of Jeff Roberts and Paula Peyton; loving great- grandmother of Jared and Jeremy Peyton, Zoe Hammel and Ben and Lila Roberts; dear sister of Charles Freeland. A Funeral Service will be held at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26), on Saturday at 11 a.m. Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Marine Pvt. Larry W. Dowell, son of Charles and Shirley Dowell of Bel Air, has completed recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C.During the 13-week training cycle, Dowell was taught the basics of battlefield survival. He was introduced to the typical daily routine that he will experience during his enlistment and studied the personal and professional standards exhibited by Marines.A 1986 graduate of Bel Air High School, he joined the Marine Corps in September 1990.

George H. Dowell, retired partner in a Baltimore law firm, died Monday at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center after a stroke.A memorial service for the 83-year-old Roland Park resident will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at Broadmead, the retirement community at 13801 York Road in Cockeysville, where he had lived for nearly a decade.He was a partner for many years at Wright, Robertson and Dowell but retired nearly 10 years ago, after a merger, as a partner in the firm then known as Wright and Parks.

New Oakland Mills wrestling coach Brad Dowell, a member of a high-profile wrestling family, promises that his Scorpions definitely will not be boring.Considering Dowell's background and the fact that Oakland Mills has one of the most diverse high school wrestling teams ever assembled, how could his team bore?"I love offense," said Dowell, who wrestled internationally for five years and was a two-time Greco-Roman All-American. "We won't slack off in the third period. We'll be very aggressive and go for pins."

The First Baptist Church of Guilford has obtained a court order barring one of its ministers from entering the church or its grounds.The Rev. John L. Wright, the church pastor, sought the injunction against the Rev. Elaine Dowell, claiming that he would be in danger if she came to the church, located at 7504 Oakland Mills Road.The temporary injunction, granted by Circuit Judge Cornelius F. Sybert, Jr., is good for 10 days, although it may be extended.Ms. Dowell said she hasn't decided if she will request a hearing to oppose the injunction.

Philosophers and psychologists have made a cottage industry out of the idea of doors in life opening and closing. Miss the bus, for example, and find your future wife on the next one. Graeme McDowell's 2010 season could make for a case study. Asked at the 11th hour to sub for an ailing (and soon beleaguered) Tiger Woods at the Chevron World Challenge, McDowell's runner-up finish garnered enough ranking points to move him into the top 50. Without those points, McDowell misses automatic entry to the majors.

Five weeks ago, Graeme McDowell proved the steadiest when Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and other marquee names couldn't keep from snagging golf spikes at Pebble Beach. Louis Oosthuizen follows with the most dominant non-Tiger performance in a major since Jack Nicklaus 30 years ago. The casual golf fan asks, "Who are these guys?" The answer: Maybe folks just haven't been paying enough attention. Especially when it comes to players who spend the bulk of their time on the other side of the pond.

The U.S. Open trophy accompanied Graeme McDowell to Jay Leno's stage. And the set of "Entourage." It came with him to a charity pro-am in Ireland. It's not at St. Andrews this week. As much as golf's newest major champion would like to keep basking in the afterglow of his triumph at Pebble Beach, McDowell understands there are two directions one can go after he has scaled that peak. "It's difficult to put Pebble Beach behind me," McDowell acknowledged Tuesday, "and I don't want to put it behind me because I'm enjoying every second of it and it's been an amazing experience.

Just how close did U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell come to not even getting a tee time at Pebble Beach? Had Brian Gay , Scott Verplank or Michael Sim birdied his final hole at the Byron Nelson Championship, McDowell would have been knocked from the top 50 in the world rankings on the day those exemptions were given out. The Northern Ireland native had not entered sectional qualifying as a backup plan. "I really felt like if I didn't get in, it wasn't going to be the end of my summer," McDowell said.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Dustin Johnson was informed late Saturday that, going back to 1975, more than half the players holding a 54-hole lead at a PGA Tour event had failed to close out the victory. Why would that be? "I've got no idea," Johnson said. He does now. Johnson imploded early Sunday, setting the tone for a day at Pebble Beach that will be remembered for producing carnage from top players rather than the first European-born U.S. Open champion in 40 years.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Before Phil Mickelson went on a late afternoon birdie binge Friday, the most interesting name on the U.S. Open leaderboard was the generic "Johnson." Dustin Johnson has the power to obliterate par-5s, the experience to navigate Pebble Beach's slopey, fickle greens and a caddie who sounds as if he should have sunscreen on his nose and a surfboard in his arm. "Dude," caddie Bobby Brown said, "we have a vibe going." Johnson already has won twice here, triumphing at the last two AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Ams.

Juan Pablo Montoya said in January he thought Danica Patrick would have pretty smooth runs in her first NASCAR Nationwide races. "You don't want to be the (jerk) that wrecked Danica," Montoya said, smiling. Well, on Saturday, Michael McDowell became "the (jerk) who wrecked Danica," even though that was only partially true. It was Patrick's last NASCAR Nationwide race for a few months as she heads back to the IndyCar Series. On Lap 83 she collided with McDowell, whose car already was damaged from a blown tire.

Ronald Burton Dowell, a retired certified public accountant and former president of the St. Andrew's Society of Baltimore, died from lung cancer July 3 at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. The former longtime Towson resident was 82. Mr. Dowell was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland, where he graduated from the High School of Glasgow in 1945. After serving from 1945 to 1948 in the Scots Guards, where he attained the rank of sergeant, he earned an accounting certificate from Glasgow University in 1950.