John F. Dowell, 79, of Owings, MD passed away June 21, 2021 at home with his family at his side. He was born January 18, 1942 in Paris, MD to Herbert C. and Charlotte Manifold Dowell.

John was a farmer and Calvert County Public Schools Bus contractor.

John was preceded in death by his parents and a sister Elise Mills.Surviving are his wife Bernardine Dowell of Owings; daughters Jeanne Marie Johnson and her husband Arthur of Abingdon, MD, Jennifer Lynn DeLong and her husband Jonathan of Owings, MD; grandchildren William and Charlotte Johnson of Abingdon, MD and Brynn DeLong of Owings, MD He is also survived by step-children Catherine Bess of Denver, CO and Daniel Coakley of Baltimore, MD; Brother Herbert Dowell and his wife Barbara of Conway SC and sister Margaret Revelle of Friendship, MD.