Nashville, TN Dr. Dowe Peterson Lamb Carter, daughter of the late Albert and Mary Julia Peterson, died Sunday, September 14th,2014, after a brief Illness. Graveside services will be held Saturday, September 20th, at 11 AM in the Wadley Cemetery with the Rev. Tom Harrison officiating. Dowe was preceded in death by: her parents; her daughter, Nancy Bufort Lamb; and her brother, Albert Eugene Peterson, Jr. She is survived by her son: Albert Pound Lamb (Elizabeth) of Nashville. TN; and two grandchildren: Clay Peterson Lamb and Anna Elizabeth Lamb. Clay and Anna had become the focal point of her life. They loved their "Dowe". Other survivors include: her sister-in-law, Mrs. Tonya Peterson Myers of Colorado; two nieces, Mrs. Erin Peterson (great niece and nephew- Lydia and Noah Rose) of Colorado and Mrs. Kristin Lambert (Andy) of Kentucky. Dowe's legacy is the many students she came into contact with throughout the world from Reykjavik to Heidelberg. She received her undergraduate and PHD in Chemistry from UGA. She also attended LSU, MIT and the University of Wisconsin working on secondary degrees. Her teaching career began at Wadley High School in 1956. She taught for 20 plus years at Georgia Southwestern in Americus, GA. After retirement, Dowe taught for 11 years through the University of Maryland in many locations. Two of her many interests were: researching family history and helping fill the Bartow Museum with wonderful artifacts in Bartow, GA In lieu of flowers: in Americus donations may be made to First Baptist Church of Americus, 221 S. Lee St. Americus, GA 31709; in Wadley, donations may be made to Wadley Baptist Church, P. O. Box 759, Wadley, GA 30477. Smith Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.