Mrs. Cowart died on Monday, November 25, 2019 at Decatur Morgan Hospital. She was born August 25, 1940, in Morgan County to Colonel Nute Kirby and Mccellar Lorene Clemons Kirby. She was employed as a substitute teacher for the Morgan County Schools for 26 years, was a homemaker and also worked as a school crossing guard for Decatur Police Department. Mrs. Cowart was a member of Grace Point Baptist Church. She loved to quilt, cook and go camping.
Preceding her in death were her parents, a daughter, Gina Kay Cowart; three brothers, James Kirby, Buddy Kirby and Doyle Wayne Kirby and a sister, Rachel Bell.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas S. "Sam" Cowart; two sons, Michael T. Cowart (Youlanda) and David N. Cowart (Lora); one daughter, Candy Cowart Roden (Jon); three brothers, Charles Kirby (Carlynn), Harvey Kirby (Melody) and Bob Kirby (Sharron); one sister, Shirley Kirby; nine grandchildren, Caitlin Cowart, Carley Sasser, Jake Cowart, Jenna Cowart, Ethan Cowart, Emily Cowart, Wyatt Kaydee, Luke Roden and one great grandchild, Leilani Cowart.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Taylor Sasser, Jake Cowart, Wyatt Roden, Luke Roden, Landon Hornbuckle and Ethan Cowart.
Peck Funeral Home
Mrs. Cowart died on Monday, November 25, 2019 at Decatur Morgan Hospital. She was born August 25, 1940, in Morgan County to Colonel Nute Kirby and Mccellar Lorene Clemons Kirby. She was employed as a substitute teacher for the Morgan County Schools for 26 years, was a homemaker and also worked as a school crossing guard for Decatur Police Department. Mrs. Cowart was a member of Grace Point Baptist Church. She loved to quilt, cook and go camping.
Preceding her in death were her parents, a daughter, Gina Kay Cowart; three brothers, James Kirby, Buddy Kirby and Doyle Wayne Kirby and a sister, Rachel Bell.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas S. "Sam" Cowart; two sons, Michael T. Cowart (Youlanda) and David N. Cowart (Lora); one daughter, Candy Cowart Roden (Jon); three brothers, Charles Kirby (Carlynn), Harvey Kirby (Melody) and Bob Kirby (Sharron); one sister, Shirley Kirby; nine grandchildren, Caitlin Cowart, Carley Sasser, Jake Cowart, Jenna Cowart, Ethan Cowart, Emily Cowart, Wyatt Kaydee, Luke Roden and one great grandchild, Leilani Cowart.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Taylor Sasser, Jake Cowart, Wyatt Roden, Luke Roden, Landon Hornbuckle and Ethan Cowart.
Peck Funeral Home
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