Memorial
Gayle Forsyth Lowndes
May 7, 1939 – March 2, 2008
Nellie Durand has compiled this memorial on Gayle Lowndes. Gail was an active member of Smoky Mountain Quilters before moving to Florida in 2007. She exhibited numerous quilts in our annual quilt show, each of all were prize winners.
Gayle Lowndes, beloved mother and wife, passed away on Sunday, March 2,
following a long battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). A memorial
service will be held near Knoxville, TN, in late April. Close neighbors
and new friends were received at an informal reception held 4:30-6:00 pm
in the Lowndes home in Punta Gorda, FL on Tuesday, March 4.
Gayle is survived by her loving husband of 46 years, Doug; her son and
daughter-in-law Erik and Celeste Lowndes of Apex, NC; her daughter and
son-in-law Katherine and Kevin Hart of Oakton, VA; her mother, Ruby Forsyth,
of Houston, TX; brother Larry Forsyth of Dallas, TX; sister Sandra Ellard
of Houston, TX; and six grandchildren.
Gayle had a long and active career as a fabric artist including tapestry
weaving, woven clothing design (“Designs in Fiber”), and most recently
art quilting. She was well known to local artists and craftspersons both
in the Knoxville-Oak Ridge, Tennessee area where she lived for 28 years
(1979-2007), and near her new home in Punta Gorda (2007-8). She was a member
of the Foothills Craft Guild, the Southern Highland Craft Guild, the Smoky
Mountain Quilters, and the Peace River Quilters Guild. She also was an
active swimmer and a member of Swimmin’ Wimmin’ (Oak Ridge, TN). In lieu
of flowers, contributions in her memory should be directed to the education
fund of the Peace River Quilters Guild (www.peaceriverquilters.org)
or of the Smoky Mountain Quilters (www.smokymtnquilters.com).
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