Aliene Dowdy Burch (Plainview)

Funeral services for Aliene Dowdy Burch, 87, will be held at Kornerstone Funeral Chapel on Saturday, January 25th at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Don Robertson officiating. Interment will follow at Parklawn Memorial Gardens under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. A visitation will be held on Friday, January 24th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Burch was born on September 16, 1926 in Ivanhoe, Texas to Luther and Willie Arney. She married Aulton Dowdy on June 3, 1945 in Plainview, TX. They raised their four children while farming in the Texas Panhandle. After the death of her first husband, Aulton Dowdy in 1981, she married Darwin Burch on June 20, 1987 in Plainview, TX. They shared many happy years of activities, going to senior dances in the area, traveling, and game night with friends. She enjoyed being a homemaker most of her life by keeping a tidy house and cooking for family. She also enjoyed game shows on the television. After the death of Darwin Burch in 2005, she resided at Christian Manor for many years where she made numerous friends. She moved to Oklahoma City in December of 2010. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Travis Arney and Joe Arney; and granddaughter, LaShell Burnett. Aliene is survived by her children, Roger Dowdy & wife Diane of Plainview, Linda Burnett & husband “Dub” of Albuquerque, NM, her twins; Roy Dowdy of Moore, OK, and Troy Dowdy & wife Debbie of Oklahoma City, OK; nine grandchildren, and sixteen great grandchildren; her brothers, “Red” Arney & wife Lawanna of Washington, Bobby Arney & wife Marjorie of Louisiana, and Calvin Arney of Texas. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.