Jessica Lynn Dolbeare
Services for Jessica Lynn Rowell Dolbeare, 38, of Louisiana, were held at 1 p.m., Thursday at Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana. The Rev. Don Amelung officiated. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery in Louisiana.
Visitation was Thursday from 10 a.m. until time of service.
Jessica was born April 2, 1979 in Hannibal,the daughter of Joe and Charlotte Houchins Rowell. She married Jamie Prior in 1998 and two children were born to this union, Kileigh Ann Prior and Colin Thomas Prior. Jessica married Rodney M. Dolbeare on July 29, 2014 in Gulf Shores, Ala.
Survivors include her husband, Rodney and her children, Kileigh and Colin; step children, Madison and Bailey of the home; her parents of rural Louisiana; two sisters, Melanie Myers and husband, Tony of O’Fallon, and Ashley McIntyre and husband, Adam of St. Charles, and one brother, Gary Frey and wife, Brandy of El Paso, Texas; seven nieces and nephews, Logan, Noah and Zella Myers, Grace and Eston McIntyre, and Madelyn and Payton Frey.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Gene and Mae Houchins, grandfather, Eston Ashley Rowell, an uncle, Michael Rowell, great-grandparents, Homer and Edna Brown, Ray and Olive Houchins and beloved father-in-law, Ray Dolbeare.
Jessica graduated from Louisiana High School in 1997 and from Abbotts Academy of Cosmetology in Hannibal. She was employed many years in management at Hardees and later at AllParts in Louisiana. She was most recently employed at the dental office of Dr. Steven Chismarich.
Jessica enjoyed watching her children play ball and attending Mizzou athletic events. She also enjoyed deer hunting, fishing and watching cooking shows on TV.
She was a member of Frankford Presbyterian Church and regularly attended Dover Baptist Church.
Pallbearers were Adam McIntyre, Tony Myers, Sam Dolbeare, David Houchins, Chris Watkins, and Rob Wahlgren. Honorary pallbearer will be Logan Myers.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Kileigh and Colin Prior Education Fund at Mercantile Bank in Louisiana.
