Janie Rudene Newell Dowdy

08/04/1947 - 05/22/2025

Janie Rudene Newell Dowdy (age 77), a resident of Opelika, passed away on May 22, 2025, following an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her father, Johnny Harold Newell, who passed in 1993, and her mother, Videria Lester Newell, in 1999, as well as several aunts, uncles, and cousins. She is survived by her husband, George Dowdy, the love of her life. She is also survived by her brother, Johnny Newell, a resident of Carrollton, Georgia, and Debra Phillips, her sister, and Russell Phillips, her brother-in-law, residents of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Janie graduated from Temple High School in Carrollton and earned her Registered Nurse degree from LaGrange College. For more than 40 years, she offered compassion and care to patients of all ages as a nurse.

Janie loved the ocean and anything nautical. Some of her favorite memories were of trips she and George took to Panama City Beach in Florida. She loved gardening, planting flowers, and crocheting. She crocheted many beautiful creations that she gave to friends and family.

She also loved animals, especially dogs, and was happiest with one of her "furry friends" at her side. Janie was known for sending cards to her friends for all occasions. This was her way of sharing her love with the many people in her life she valued, past and present. When she could no longer write cards, she sent thoughtful text messages.

Even though Janie has gone to be one of God's angels, her spirit lives on in the sound of hummingbirds, the smell of flowers, and the roar of the ocean.