Mr. Willie 'Buck Eye' McDowell, age 74, of 386 Pleasant View Drive, Gray Court, died Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Born in Laurens Count, a son of Calvin McDowell and Hattie Emma Patterson McDowell, he was a member of the Center Rabun Baptist Church. He is survived by an aunt, Virginia McDowell of the home and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral service will be held 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at the Center Rabun Baptist Church ,with Rev. Albert Blandin officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family is at the home. Beasley Funeral Home, Fountain Inn is in charge of arrangements.