Mrs. Winell D. Bowen, 85, died Monday morning (January 16, 2017) at Satilla Care Center after an extended illness.
She was a native and lifelong resident of Brantley County. She graduated from the Women's College in Milledgeville and taught history and government for Brantley County High School. She later graduated from University of Georgia with her Master's degree and retired as the Media Specialist at Brantley County High School.
Mrs. Bowen was one of the founders of the Brantley County Public Library and was recently honored by naming the Library's Gazebo after her. She served on the Regional Library Board and was a past member of Waycross Exchangettes. She was also a member of Hoboken Baptist Church.
She is preceded in death by her parents, James Henry Douglas and Maude Strickland Douglas; her husband, Cobb Bowen; six sisters, Alma Hickox, Thelma Gillis, Eva Hickox, Perolee Lee, Dorothy Kelley, and Clara Drury; and one step-brother, Billy Hickox.
Survivors include one daughter, Victoria Dowling (husband Mike) of Fernandina Beach, FL; three grandchildren, Chad Dowling (Stephanie) of Sumter, SC, Thad Dowling (Wendy) of Hoboken, and Jamie Dowling (Trudy) of Richmond Hill; 7 great grandchildren, Caroline, Kaitlyn, Gracen, Ruger, Payton, Dixon and Ally; her first husband, Clifford Easterling; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday (January 18, 2017) at High Bluff Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Mayo Clinic Heart Center, 1900 Tebeau St., Waycross, GA 31501.
Music Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.com.
She was a native and lifelong resident of Brantley County. She graduated from the Women's College in Milledgeville and taught history and government for Brantley County High School. She later graduated from University of Georgia with her Master's degree and retired as the Media Specialist at Brantley County High School.
Mrs. Bowen was one of the founders of the Brantley County Public Library and was recently honored by naming the Library's Gazebo after her. She served on the Regional Library Board and was a past member of Waycross Exchangettes. She was also a member of Hoboken Baptist Church.
She is preceded in death by her parents, James Henry Douglas and Maude Strickland Douglas; her husband, Cobb Bowen; six sisters, Alma Hickox, Thelma Gillis, Eva Hickox, Perolee Lee, Dorothy Kelley, and Clara Drury; and one step-brother, Billy Hickox.
Survivors include one daughter, Victoria Dowling (husband Mike) of Fernandina Beach, FL; three grandchildren, Chad Dowling (Stephanie) of Sumter, SC, Thad Dowling (Wendy) of Hoboken, and Jamie Dowling (Trudy) of Richmond Hill; 7 great grandchildren, Caroline, Kaitlyn, Gracen, Ruger, Payton, Dixon and Ally; her first husband, Clifford Easterling; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday (January 18, 2017) at High Bluff Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Mayo Clinic Heart Center, 1900 Tebeau St., Waycross, GA 31501.
Music Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.com.
Mrs. Winell D. Bowen, 85, died Monday morning (January 16, 2017) at Satilla Care Center after an extended illness.
She was a native and lifelong resident of Brantley County. She graduated from the Women's College in Milledgeville and taught history and government for Brantley County High School. She later graduated from University of Georgia with her Master's degree and retired as the Media Specialist at Brantley County High School.
Mrs. Bowen was one of the founders of the Brantley County Public Library and was recently honored by naming the Library's Gazebo after her. She served on the Regional Library Board and was a past member of Waycross Exchangettes. She was also a member of Hoboken Baptist Church.
She is preceded in death by her parents, James Henry Douglas and Maude Strickland Douglas; her husband, Cobb Bowen; six sisters, Alma Hickox, Thelma Gillis, Eva Hickox, Perolee Lee, Dorothy Kelley, and Clara Drury; and one step-brother, Billy Hickox.
Survivors include one daughter, Victoria Dowling (husband Mike) of Fernandina Beach, FL; three grandchildren, Chad Dowling (Stephanie) of Sumter, SC, Thad Dowling (Wendy) of Hoboken, and Jamie Dowling (Trudy) of Richmond Hill; 7 great grandchildren, Caroline, Kaitlyn, Gracen, Ruger, Payton, Dixon and Ally; her first husband, Clifford Easterling; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday (January 18, 2017) at High Bluff Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Mayo Clinic Heart Center, 1900 Tebeau St., Waycross, GA 31501.
Music Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.com.
She was a native and lifelong resident of Brantley County. She graduated from the Women's College in Milledgeville and taught history and government for Brantley County High School. She later graduated from University of Georgia with her Master's degree and retired as the Media Specialist at Brantley County High School.
Mrs. Bowen was one of the founders of the Brantley County Public Library and was recently honored by naming the Library's Gazebo after her. She served on the Regional Library Board and was a past member of Waycross Exchangettes. She was also a member of Hoboken Baptist Church.
She is preceded in death by her parents, James Henry Douglas and Maude Strickland Douglas; her husband, Cobb Bowen; six sisters, Alma Hickox, Thelma Gillis, Eva Hickox, Perolee Lee, Dorothy Kelley, and Clara Drury; and one step-brother, Billy Hickox.
Survivors include one daughter, Victoria Dowling (husband Mike) of Fernandina Beach, FL; three grandchildren, Chad Dowling (Stephanie) of Sumter, SC, Thad Dowling (Wendy) of Hoboken, and Jamie Dowling (Trudy) of Richmond Hill; 7 great grandchildren, Caroline, Kaitlyn, Gracen, Ruger, Payton, Dixon and Ally; her first husband, Clifford Easterling; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday (January 18, 2017) at High Bluff Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Mayo Clinic Heart Center, 1900 Tebeau St., Waycross, GA 31501.
Music Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.com.
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