Chelcy Bowles Wadell, 92 years old, passed away at her home in Lubbock, Texas, after a brief illness on June 4,2011. Chelcy was born October 23, 1918 to the late William A. and Allie (Northcutt ) Bowles in Pontotoc, Miss. She grew up on a farm in Jones County, Texas, being the 4th of 9 children. Many of her siblings have predeceased her- Maurice, Garnet, Geneva, Newton, Euma Lee, and Imogene. She attended N. Texas State Teachers College and graduated from Draughons Business College in 1941. She worked for the Army Corps of Engineers during WW11 in Texas, where she met her late husband Edward G. Wadell. They were married in Arlington, Texas on January 26, 1946. Ed and Chelcy made their home on Duck Hill Road in Duxbury, Ma. Chelcy lived there for 47 years. In 1997 she moved to Cedar Hill, Texas, and then to Lubbock, Texas. During her life she enjoyed the symphony, playing bridge with her friends, and going to church. She also spent many years showing , breeding, and raising Old English Sheepdogs. Her dogs won many championships. She is survived by her two daughters and their families. Linda Appert and husband Donald of Vancouver, Wa. granddaughters Laura Springham (Keith) and Rebecca Appert, Karen Johnson and her husband Eric , of Kingston, Ma., and granddaughters and families, Kristin, Sandra, and Melissa. She is also survived by two great grandchildren Emily and Riley. She was very close to her surviving family, her sister Evonne Gordon of Lubbock, and her brother Wayne and his wife Jerri of Santa Fe New Mexico. She also has many devoted nephews and nieces. Her arrangements are being handled by Resthaven Funeral Home in Lubbock, Texas. A memorial service will be held at the Resthavens Abby Chapel, June 18, 2011, in Lubbock at 4 p.m. A memorial service will also be held at The First Parish Unitarian Church, in Duxbury, Ma., at 11:30 a.m. on July 2, 2011. Friends and family are welcome to attend either service.Interment will follow in Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Massachusetts. In lieu of flowers the family suggest donations be made in memory of Chelcy Wadell to the Plymouth Philharmonic at www.PlymouthPhil.org. Condolences may be offered at www.resthavenfuneralhome.com.