LORIS Elwood R. McDowell Sr. Elwood Raymond McDowell Sr., 59, of Red Bluff Road, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at Roper Hospital in Charleston after an illness. He was born in Horry County, a son of the late Oscar and Reba Todd McDowell. He was a member of Beulah Baptist Church and retired from Pepsi-Cola in Conway after 35 years of service. Survivors include his wife, Peggy Stalvey McDowell of Loris; a son, Elwood R. "Woody" McDowell Jr. and his wife, Tammie, of Loris; two daughters, Angie McDowell and Nichole McDowell, both of Loris; two brothers, Johnny McDowell of Alabama and Phillip McDowell of Laurens; two sisters, Elnita Parrott of Georgia, Vivian Grooms of Mount Pleasant; a granddaughter, Gabriel McDowell of Loris; and three grandsons, Nicholas McDowell, Mason McDowell and Dylan McDowell, all of Loris. He was predeceased by a daughter, Sandy Gale McDowell, and a brother, Leland McDowell. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at the at Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. The burial will follow in Grainger Cemetery.