Obituaries

Nancy Dowis Worked as a School Crossing Guard for Atlanta Police

Funeral services will be held, Tuesday, at Sandy Springs Chapel.

Former Sandy Springs resident Nancy Dowis died Saturday. A Sandy Springs Chapel obituary said Dowis worked as a school crossing guard for the Atlanta Police Department for 13 years and sang in the choir at Wieuca Road Baptist Church.

Dowis was 83-years-old and preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Robert.

She was a member of of First Baptist Church in Gainesville. In lieu of flowers, donations are encouraged for the church music department.

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Funeral services will be held, Tuesday, at Sandy Springs Chapel, and Dowis will be laid to rest at Arlington Memorial Park. 


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