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Joan Slavik Dowdle Gura

Sep 26, 1939 – Jun 26, 2025

Joan Slavik Dowdle Gura

Family

Spouse
James Alphonse Gura
Married
Aug 3, 1959
Children (5)
  1. John Glenn Gura & Patricia (McCreary) Gura
  2. Christina Marie (Gura) Keller & John Michael Keller
  3. Katherine Elizabeth (Gura) Terzis & Timothy Randolph Terzis
  4. Charles Anthony Gura & Ann Michelle (Millhorn) Gura
  5. Deborah Lynn (Gura) Jones & Michael Wayne Jones
Grandchildren (16)
  1. Annabelle Leigh Lenore Terzis
  2. Aristotle Timothy Ishmael Terzis
  3. Ashley Cretora Terzis
  4. Auriel Victoria Terzis
  5. Brendan Carbury Gura
  6. Christopher Michael Jones
  7. Jacob Charles Gura
  8. JohnPaul James Gura
  9. Madeleine Grace Keller
  10. Maeve Elizabeth Keller
  11. Mark Andrew Keller
  12. Meaghan Anne Gura
  13. Michelle Rose Gura
  14. Phillip Michael Jones
  15. Rachael Elizabeth Gura
  16. Stephanie Michelle (Jones) Holland
Remembrance
Joan Slavik Dowdle Gura

Joan was born in Murphy, North Carolina, to George Glenn and Josephine Marie Slavik Dowdle. She married James Alphonse Gura in 1959 and they raised five children together.

Her obituary describes a life centered on Catholic faith, family, hospitality, and service, including many years of work in Plano ISD helping at-risk youth.

Memorialised on Monumark.