Edna Mcdowell

Edna Leona McDowell, age 83, of Cherryvale, Kansas died Monday, May 21, 2012 at the Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 26, 2012 at the First Southern Baptist Church in Cherryvale, Kansas with the Reverend Milton Jones of the Community Christian Church in Independence, Kansas officiating. Burial will follow in the Varner Cemetery in Neodesha, Kansas under the direction of the Potts Chapel in Cherryvale, Kansas. Visitation hours will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, May 25, 2012 with the family receiving friends from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Potts Chapel in Cherryvale, Kansas. Friends may also sign or leave a message on the online register book at www.pottsfuneralhome.com. The family has suggested memorials to the American Cancer Society and contributions may be left at the Potts Chapel in Cherryvale, Kansas. Edna was born January 7, 1929 in Buffalo, Kansas to John A. and Pearl Axthelm Clifton. She grew up in Southeast Kansas and worked in various manufacturing companies. She received her Cosmetology License in Wichita, Kansas and owned and operated Hair Boutique in Cherryvale until she retired at age 80. She attended the First Christian Church in Cherryvale. Edna is survived by her companion, Gary Blackburn of Cherryvale, Kansas two daughters, Susie Street of Wichita, Kansas and Patricia Vanderpool of Independence, Kansas two brothers, Bill Clifton of Cherryvale, Kansas and Ray Bird of Lansing, Kansas two sisters, Fredia Hall of Kansas City, Kansas and Tina Williams of Florida eight grandchildren twentysix greatgrandchildren and three greatgreatgrandchildren a host of nieces and nephews She was preceded in death by her parents, five sisters and seven brothers, one of whom was her twin, Eddie Leon Clifton