Born: Sun., Oct. 25, 1931
Died: Sun., Apr. 14, 2019
Mrs. Margaret Bowen Votaw, age 87, of Blackshear, passed away Sunday night (4/14/19) at Harborview Satilla in Waycross following an extended illness.
Born October 25, 1931 in Pierce County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Malachi and Etta Roberson Bowen. She graduated from Blackshear High School and had lived in Ohio, Texas, and Spain before returning to Pierce County in the 1980’s. She had worked at King Edward Cigar Factory but was a housewife for most of her life. She was a member of Youmans Chapel Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Russell J. Votaw; a sister, Clara May Bowen; 6 brothers, Walt Bowen (wife Thelma, Jack Bowen (wife Mae), Kent Bowen (wife Lavada), Bob Bowen, Cornelius Bowen, and Bud Bowen (wife Virginia); and a sister-in-law, Mary Bowen.
Survivors include a sister, Louise Thornberry (husband Harvey) of Massillon, Ohio; 2 brothers, Quincy Bowen of Waycross and Mitchell Bowen (wife Norene) of Blackshear; a sister-in-law, Alice Bowen of Denison, TX; and many nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
A funeral service will take place Wednesday evening (4/17/19) at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Hart Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday two hours prior from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Burial will take place Thursday morning at 10 a.m. in the Waters Cemetery.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing online at www.hartfh.com.
Hart Funeral Home of Blackshear is in charge of arrangements.
Born: Sun., Oct. 25, 1931
Died: Sun., Apr. 14, 2019
Mrs. Margaret Bowen Votaw, age 87, of Blackshear, passed away Sunday night (4/14/19) at Harborview Satilla in Waycross following an extended illness.
Born October 25, 1931 in Pierce County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Malachi and Etta Roberson Bowen. She graduated from Blackshear High School and had lived in Ohio, Texas, and Spain before returning to Pierce County in the 1980’s. She had worked at King Edward Cigar Factory but was a housewife for most of her life. She was a member of Youmans Chapel Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Russell J. Votaw; a sister, Clara May Bowen; 6 brothers, Walt Bowen (wife Thelma, Jack Bowen (wife Mae), Kent Bowen (wife Lavada), Bob Bowen, Cornelius Bowen, and Bud Bowen (wife Virginia); and a sister-in-law, Mary Bowen.
Survivors include a sister, Louise Thornberry (husband Harvey) of Massillon, Ohio; 2 brothers, Quincy Bowen of Waycross and Mitchell Bowen (wife Norene) of Blackshear; a sister-in-law, Alice Bowen of Denison, TX; and many nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
A funeral service will take place Wednesday evening (4/17/19) at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Hart Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday two hours prior from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Burial will take place Thursday morning at 10 a.m. in the Waters Cemetery.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing online at www.hartfh.com.
Hart Funeral Home of Blackshear is in charge of arrangements.
Family Members
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Walter Vernon Bowen
1914–1988
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Jackson Thomas "Jack" Bowen
1917–2012
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George Kent Bowen
1919–1960
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Robert T. Bowen
1921–2002
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John Quincy Bowen
1925–2019
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Dorothy Louise Bowen Thornberry
1927–2023
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James Cornelius Bowen
1929–1946
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Eugene Quinton "Bud" Bowen
1934–2007
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Clara May Bowen
1937–1938
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Joseph Mitchell "Mitch" Bowen
1940–2020
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