Paula Renae

Dowdy Pendarvis

Obituary

Paula Renae Dowdy Pendarvis, 32, of Chula died Friday, October 9, 2009, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 12, 2009, at Macedonia Baptist Church in Chula. Rev. Randall Gay and Rev. Cory Thompson will officiate with burial to follow in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. Honorary escorts will be Jennifer Hill, Ashley Watson and Kayla Harnage. The family will receive friends on Sunday, October 11, 2009, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.

Ms. Pendarvis was born on October 18, 1976 in Ben Hill County and was the daughter of Nathan Dowdy and Judy Collier Dowdy, both of Chula. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by one sister, Danielle Nicole Dowdy, who died on June 12, 2008; her paternal grandfather, Vernon Nagles; and her maternal grandparents, Leonard and Ruby Collier.

In addition to her parents, Ms. Pendarvis is survived by three daughters, Laykn Pendarvis of Chula, Logan Pendarvis of Chula and Lauren Pendarvis of Chula; one sister and brother-in-law, Jennifer and Luis Rodriguez of Chula; her paternal grandmother, Latrelle Nagles of Sycamore; and several nieces and nephews.