JOANN SLOAN DOWD

CHARLOTTE - Mrs. JoAnn Sloan Dowd, 52, of Charlotte, after a long and courageous fight passed away Sunday, October 18, 2009 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.

Born in Pottstown, PA on March 19, 1957, she was a 1975 graduate of South Mecklenburg High School and a long-time Charlotte resident. JoAnn worked in the medical profession for 20 years. She was an artist and taught Sunday school at Myers Park Baptist Church. JoAnn was a wonderful wife and loving mother.

She is survived by her devoted husband of 32 years, Brodie Griffith Dowd; two children, Jessica Lauren Dowd and Parker Griffith Dowd; and Parker's fiancee, Whitney Keane, all of Charlotte. She was preceded in death by her mother, Katron Sloan, her father, Elmer Sloan and her mother-in-law, Gail Griffith Dowd.

The family wishes to acknowledge and thank the nurses of 6 Tower, Dickson Heart, and Progressive Care at CMC, who fought by JoAnn's side for more than six months.

The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. on Friday, October 23, 2009, in the foyer of Heaton Hall at Myers Park Baptist Church. A memorial service will follow in the sanctuary at 2 p.m. on Friday, October 23, 2009.

The family asks that contributions in JoAnn's memory be made to The KDH Hodgkins Disease Foundation at www.hodgkinsfoundation.org.

Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.tallentfuneralservice.com.

J.B. Tallent Funeral Service is assisting the Dowd Family.