Carroll G. "Mac" Mcdowell

Carroll G. ""Mac"" McDowell, 86 Exploration Geologist BARTOW- Carroll McDowell passed away on Oct. 13, 2011 due to complications of Parkinson""s disease. He was a resident at Savannah Court of Bartow for the last seven years. He was born May 11, 1925 in Charleston, WV, the son of Hobart H. and Sadie Belle McDowell. Mac was a proud 1943 graduate of St. Albans High School in St. Albans, WV and graduated from Ohio University in Athens, OH in 1949 with a Bachelor of Science. He was a retired geologist for the state of Colorado and moved to Florida in 1988. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Lakeland. Mac collected rocks, fossils, and arrowheads and enjoyed bowling and golf. He was predeceased by his second wife, Iva Lois McDowell. Survivors include a son, John F. McDowell; a grandson, Army Spec. Alexander R. McDowell; a great grandson John D. Rucker; and sisters Doris K. (Jim) Yonally and Janice R. (Bill) Piper. A memorial service will be held Oct. 29, 2011 at 11 A.M. at Heath Funeral Chapel in Lakeland. Service: 10/29/2011 Heath Funeral Chapel 175 Lake Hollingsworth Dr. Lakeland 33801 Heath Funeral Chapel Visitation: Heath Funeral Chapel