Aaron Dowell

January 19, 1953 - July 30, 2017

Hobert Aaron Dowell, age 64 of 170 Dixie Lane, Glade Valley, NC passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Alleghany Memorial Hospital in Sparta. He was born January 19, 1953 in Harford County, Maryland to Hobert H. Dowell and Pauline Brackins Dowell. Aaron loved hunting, fishing, and PC gaming. He served his country in the U.S. Army, and was a deputy for the Alleghany County Sheriff’s Department for 12 years. He was a founding member and volunteer fireman for the Cherry Lane Volunteer Fire Department, and was a certified scuba diver for Alleghany County. In later years, he was a long-haul trucker for several companies and had visited all of the lower 48 states. He is survived by his wife, Edna Dowell of the home; one son, James Dowell and wife Andrea of Great Falls, MT; one daughter, Stephanie Dowell and fiancé Carroll Royal of Ennice; four step-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; his parents, Hobert and Pauline Dowell of Sparta; one brother, Sam Dowell of Sparta; three sisters, Darlene Dietle and husband Marlin of Kingsville, MD, Judy Smith and husband Eric of Ferguson, Barbara Wilson and husband Kenneth of Ennice; one niece, Kiena Williams of Virginia; two nephews, Brian Dietle of Baltimore, MD, and Josh Edwards of NC. The family requests the honor of your presence at the Celebration of Life service to honor the life of Aaron at 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 4, 2017 in the chapel of Grandview Memorial Funeral Home with Brother Hugh Miller, Brother Tim Jenkins and Alleghany Honor Guard officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. The family would like to extend special thanks to Dr. Richard Ambler, staff of Alleghany Family Practice and Lincare. Grandview Memorial Funeral Home is proudly serving the Dowell family and if you wish, online condolences may be submitted to the family at www.grandviewfuneralhome.com.