Byron Wilson McDowell, age 91, a resident of Charleston, died Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, MO.

He was born December 19, 1931, at Fruitland, MO, to the late C. Wilson McDowell and Mildred Tant McDowell.  Byron was a 1950 graduate of Charleston High School.  He served in the United States Air Force from 1950 to 1954 and was stationed at the Azores Islands and Colorado Springs Air Force Base.  Byron was honorably discharged in 1954.

Byron farmed in Mississippi County after returning home from the military until his retirement in 2001.  He attended the United Methodist Church of Charleston.

On August 21, 1953, he married Dorothy P. Morgan, who survives of the home.

Also surviving are his children, David (Carol Slack) McDowell, Debra (James) Conn, and Donald (Margaret Nelson) McDowell; grandchildren, Julie (Ryan) Summers, Emily (Michael) Stahlschmidt, Leslie (Scott) Hingle and Caitlin (Zach) Bolden; 11 great grandchildren; also, a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters Martha Lou Boone and Carolyn Sue Burcks and his brother, Kenneth T. McDowell.

Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until the funeral hour at 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 6, 2023, at the United Methodist Church in Charleston. Rev. Scott Moon, pastor, will officiate.

Interment will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery under the direction of the McMikle Funeral Home of Charleston.

Pallbearers will be: Ryan Summers, Michael Stahlschmidt, Scott Hingle, Zach Bolden, Steve McClanahan and Steven Smith.

Online condolences my be shared at www.mcmiklefuneralhome.com .

In lieu of flowers, plants and gift items, the family requests memorials be made to the United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 351, Charleston, MO 63834