Irene Corts McDowell

Irene Corts McDowell, 91, a retired registered nurse, died Wednesday, September 7, 2005 at a Fort Worth care facility.Irene Corts was born in Goldthwaite, Texas January 19, 1914. She graduated from Harris School of Nursing now part of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. Most of her adult life she worked as a Registered Nurse in Fort Worth hospitals including Cooks Children's Hospital and Boulevard Hospital. She especially enjoyed her work with children. She was a member of Connell Baptist Church for 51 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph McDowell in 1958.Survivors include daughter, Deborah Cain and husband, James of Kennedale; niece, Rebecca Tipton and husband, Key of Corpus Christi; brother-in-law, Bill Albrecht of Richland Hills, and his son and three daughters; and friend, Thomas Anable of Fort Worth.