Ruby Elsie McDowellApril 20, 1915 - March 8, 2012
Ruby Elsie McDowell died peacefully on March 8, 2012. She was born April 20, 1915, in Spanish Town, Jamaica to Joseph & Maria Athias. While in Jamaica, Ruby attended Excelsior College and was a private school teacher. She moved from Jamaica on April 15, 1947 to San Francisco. She met and married Nathaniel D. McDowell on July 24, 1954 and to their union a son Nathan Bancroft McDowell was born. Her husband Nathaniel preceded her in death on January 3, 1971 as well as her Grandson Anthony Mumphrey McDowell on November 10, 2011. Ruby's siblings Milburn Athias and Grace Athias also preceded her in death.
Ruby was a longtime member of St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church. Ruby worked at the Cliff Hotel, Fairmont Hotel and for the City & County of San Francisco Unified School District where she retired on September 13, 1978.
A Celebration & Thanksgiving for the Life of Ruby Elsie McDowell will be held on Thursday, March 15th at 11 a.m.
at St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church.
St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church 2097 Turk Street (at Lyon) San Francisco, CA 94115 www.saintcyprianssf.org (415) 567-1855 office turkandlyon@gmail.com | 
