Keenon Madison Dowden

Published 1:22 pm Thursday, October 5, 2017

Keenon Madison Dowden, 94, of Port Arthur, died Tuesday, October 3, 2017. He was born on November 28, 1922, in Polk County, to Carrie Lee Miller Dowden and Charlie Burgess Dowden.

Keenon served in the United States Army during World War II. He was a retired teacher and a member of Central Baptist Church in Kirbyville. Keenon volunteered at Kirbyville Christian Outreach.

Survivors include his sisters, Dixie Tucker and her husband, Walter, of Port Arthur; Letha Powell and her husband, Reverend Clarence, of Monroe, Louisiana; and Melba J. Peterson of Fairbanks, Alaska; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Charlie B. Jr., Robert William, John Stephen Dowden; sisters, Mary Beatrice Smith, Leazer Dowden, Carrie Lee Dowden; niece, Jeannette Peterson; nephews, Paul Morgan Smith, Michael Avery, and Earl Dowden; and sister-in-law, Bernice Dowden.

A gathering of Mr. Dowden’s family and friends will begin at 12:00 p.m., followed by his service at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 7, 2017, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. His interment will be at Memory Gardens of Jefferson County, Nederland.

Complete and updated information may be found at: broussards1889.com.