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Leigh Dowdy Rea

Pittman Funeral Home - Geneva

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Posted by: ChadWhisnant
(334) 684-2600
Date: Feb 18 2017 3:05 PM

Leigh Dowdy Rea of Geneva passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2017 after a lengthy illness.  She was 47 years old.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the Geneva First United Methodist Church with Rev. Jake and Rev. Dana Brady officiating.  Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Pittman Funeral Home of Geneva directing.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, February 20, 2017, from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Leigh’s memory to the First United Methodist Church, 304 South Academy Street, Geneva, Alabama 36340.


Leigh was born in Enterprise, Alabama on April 9, 1969, to Bud and Lucy Dowdy.  She was a lifetime member of the First United Methodist Church.  She graduated from Geneva High School, Class of 1987, and attended Enterprise State Community College. Leigh was employed by the Geneva City School System where she loved working with special needs children at James A. Mulkey Elementary School. Leigh was a devoted wife and mother and loved her family deeply.  


Leigh is survived by her husband of twenty-four years, David Rea; daughter, Ellie Brooke Rea; parents, Bud and Lucy Dowdy, all of Geneva; and her sister, Rebecca Dowdy of Auburn, Alabama.


Please visit www.pittmanfuneral.com if you wish to sign the online guest book.



Leigh Dowdy Rea

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