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Obituary For Elnora Deanna "Mook" Dowdell
Funeral service for Elnora Dowdell, 45, of Opelika, AL, will be at 12:00 noon, Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Godโs House of Prayer Holiness Church, 573 Harper Avenue, Auburn, AL 36830, with interment in Garden Hills Cemetery, 1218 Frederick Road, Opelika, AL 36801, Bishop Frank McLeod will officiate.
Ms. Dowdell, who passed away Monday, October 6, 2025, at Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama, was born March 4, 1980, in Macon County, Alabama.
Public viewing will be Friday, October 17, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. โ 6:00 p.m.
Ms. Dowdell will lie in repose at the church one hour prior to the service.
She leaves to cherish her precious memory: father, Jerome Dowdell of Tuskegee, AL; mother, Sharon Vernard Washington Dowdell of Opelika, AL; four children, Monteyannah T. Sullins, Shelenthean D. (Marcus) Hayden, Aviance I. Dowdell and DaโMicheal O. Dowdell all of Opelika, AL; nine grandchildren, Jayden A. Dowdell, Shemar I. Hayden, Jiraiya R. Sullins, Sekani I. Hayden, Genevieve S. Sullins, Syleena I. Hayden, Scarlette I. Hayden, Genoviah A. Sullins and Samiyah I. Spivey all of Opelika, AL; seven sisters, Sharon T. Tatum, Kimverly J. (Kenzie) Rogers both of Opelika, AL, Iona S. (Anthony) Wilson of Atlanta, GA, Janice Dowdell of Chattanooga, TN, Jeanette (Phillip) Dowdell of Fayetteville, TN, Jackie Dowdell of Kingston, TN, and Julia Dowdell of Upper Marlboro, MD; four aunts, Selthia (Samuel) Pruitt, Monica (Irain) Epps, Mildred Gotell all of Atlanta, GA and Deborah Jackson of Tallassee, AL; one uncle, Lonnie Heard of Atlanta, GA; a host of nieces, nephews, special aunts, special uncles and friends.
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So sorry to hear this but GOD is in Charge me and my husband missed from seeing you in opelika at the store where we meet you we sold CD's and movies and clothes sorry to hear this rest in peace.๐ฅบ๐คฒ๐คฒ๐น๐น๐น
Love u and im going to miss u mook it hard to see a very special person gone ๐ข ๐
I will truly miss you, my sister. I will keep all of our memories close to my heart.
Montey, Shelent, Avi and Da'Michael I am saddened to hear of the passing of your mother. May God continue to bless and strengthen each of you at this time. I had the pleasure of meeting each of you, as well as Montey's son Jayden at West Forest Intermediate School. I built a bond with each of you and I will never forget y'all. I didn't know your mom but I know your grandmother and she is a strong woman of faith. I am sorry for her loss as well. Sending my sincere condolences to the family.
So sorry for your loss!! ๐ Sis Harrison!!
Praying for the Lord to comfort you all and to give you all strength for the days ahead, I will continue to hold the Dowdell family up in prayer, praying very much for you all
Truly going to miss seeing my friend. Whenever I come home to Auburn, I'd always somehow see Mook unexpectedly and the catching up that we'd do would always be worth the time for the chat. My deepest condolences and prayers are with Sis. Dowdell and the entire family. ๐๐พ๐ข
Lord this is still so hard to process. I will cherish all of the memories that we had. Growing up together and all of the thing we did together will be something that I will cherish the rest of my life. Get your rest Mook and I will always love you.
Our staff will continue to keep your family in our prayers. We thank you for allowing us to serve your family.
