Catherine L. "Cathy" Dowdy
Petersburg, West Virginia
age 70 of Franklin WV passed away on Friday February 13 2026 at the Pendleton Manor in Franklin WV. She was born on January 10 1956 in Baltimore MD the daughter of the late Joe Veston and Velma Catherine Hedrick Dahmer. On July 22 1978 Cathy married the love of her life Earl Lee Dowdy who survives in Franklin. Cathy was a 1974 graduate of Franklin High School and had worked for 27 years at Hanover Shoe Company. She had attended Franklin United Methodist Church and Friends Run Church of the Brethren and was the custodian of the Franklin Presbyterian Church for 17 years. Cathy was a past member of the Franklin Rescue Squad and Franklin Ruritan Club. Cathy had a tremendous love for animals and enjoyed feeding the ducks and watching the deer. Cruising around in the side by side was also one of her favorite past times. In…