John Feland McDowell

Emily, Chris and I were more than shocked to hear of John's passing. We have thought of you all often since you left Charlotte. We pray for peace for your family. I am so sorry.

We have just learned of John's death and wish to express our condolences to you and the family. We always have had a lot of respect for you and John and his many contributions to State Farm. May you be comforted by happy memories of your life together.

Emily, we just returned last night from attending a relatives funeral in Virginia only to learn from our son that John had passed away last Saturday. Lucy and I send our condolences and sympathy to you and your family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Allen and Lucy Tomlin

Dear Mrs. McDowell and all of your lovely family,

John and I send our heartfelt sympathy on the death of Mr. McDowell. He was a true Southern gentleman and his legacy will continue in his 3 wonderful offspring and 6 amazing grandchildren. Your love, devotion and care of him these past few years was unwavering. May you be comforted and surrounded by the love of family and friends.
Prayers and blessings to you,

Anne and John Cornett

When you were born you cried and the world rejoiced ... Live your life in such a way so that when you die the world cries and you rejoice ... John you accomplished this...

Emily thinking of you and your family. Keeping you all in our prayers... John will be missed ... John see you on the Lawn Bowling Green in Heaven :O) Gods love and ours

lorri and noel veden

To the McDowell family,
I am sorry to read of John's passing. If ever there was a "Southern Gentleman", it was John. I'm sure everyone that worked with John at State Farm felt a connection with your family because of the stories and news he would share with great enthusiam. He was an eloquent conversationalist and historian and I miss the coffee room verbiage as we challenged each other's opinions. John's legacy will live on because of his fine qualities and willingness to share...

To the McDowell Family, I wish to extend my heartfelt symphathy to all of you but especially to Ms.Emily in this time of sorrow. You and Mr. McDowell's casual friendship has and will always mean a lot to me. Family and Love means a lot , and I know at this time you all will hold on to God's hands to see you through this . Precious Memories,

To Emily, John, Claiborne and Charley and the rest of your family,
I just learned of John's passing and I was saddened like so many others, but the knowledge that he touched so many lives, including my own, brought me joy.
I worked for John for many years and during that time he was more than a boss; he was also the greatest teacher I ever had, and an incredible mentor. Although I have not seen him much during the past years, he still stayed connected. I looked so forward to receiving...

Mrs. McDowell and children, I was heartbroken upon learning of Mr. McD' s passing. He hired me almost 23 years ago and I learned so very much from him. He was so entertaining with his stories, compassionate to people, had a wonderful legal mind and never minded sharing his knowledge. My career today is owed to this gentleman who took pity on a young woman in need of a job so many years ago. He was my mentor, my friend and a surrogate father to me. I will always remember him with fondness...