Wayne L. McDowell, 89, of Wyoming, Illinois, passed away November 22, 2008, at the Kewanee Hospital in Kewanee, Illinois. Wayne was born on November 22, 1919, in Poweshiek County, Iowa, the son of John and Cecile Binegar McDowell. He was married to Marian Wolfe Steele on July 25, 1970, in Lacon, Illinois. He was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Kewanee. He was retired from Eberle Fertilizer. He served in the 112th Radio Signal Intelligence Co. in the South Pacific in World War II. He was a life member in both the FOE Aerie 2545 for 60 years in Grinnell and the VFW Post 2078 for 35 years in East Peoria, Illinois. Wayne was a retired member of the Teamsters Union #627 in Peoria and a member of the Voiture #768 40 & B. He is survived by his wife Marian; two sons, Terry McDowell of Grinnell and David McDowell of Newton; two step-sons, Larry (Joene) Steele of Hopedale, Illinois and Steven (Deborah) Steele of Lacon, Illinois; s step-daughter, Debra (Jeff) Gilsan of Wyoming, Illinois; one sister, Frances Mincer of Lakewood, California; nine grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Wayne was preceded in death by his parents. Memorial contributions may be directed to St. John's Episcopal Church in Kewanee or to the Wyoming Ambulance Service.