Ida Mae McDowell-Small passed away on September 7, 2024 at age 79. She was born in Mayesville to the late Logan and Estelle Hudson Murphy. She was married to Lacy McDowell 1970 – 1974 and to Joe Small 1979 – 1993. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School, Elliott and soon after left for New York to go after her dreams. She spent most of her life in Washington, D.C. In 2005, she returned to Lynchburg, where she would be close to family. She is survived by her children: Coresa McDowell (Al), Lacy McDowell (Helen Kristina Conkle); three grandchildren; one brother, Raymond Murphy, and her nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral Services will be held 10:00 a. m., Tuesday, September 10, 2024 in the John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel of Williams Funeral Home, Inc., 821 North Main Street, Sumter, with the Rev. Dr. J. Elbert Williams, Officiating. Burial will be in the Mayesville Cemetery, Mayesville. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 38 Log Road, Lynchburg.
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