Edith Gertrude Bowman

Services for Edith Gertrude Bowman will be 2:00p.m., Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Winganon Baptist Church, with Pastor Phil Tally. Burial will follow at Winganon Cemetery under the direction of Chelsea Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Visitation will be Wednesday July 1, from 1pm--8pm at the funeral home with family receiving visitors from 6pm--8pm. Edith passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2015 at the age of 92.

Edith Gertrude Bowman was born in Ford County, Texas to John Willie and Elizabeth Katherine (Aday) Hart. As a young girl she made the trip with her family in a covered wagon from Texas to Talala, Winganon area. She attended White Hill and Winganon Schools. While she was attending a local baseball game she met Lyle Bowman. They were married on April 14, 1941 in a Winganon ceremony.

The couple spent a short time in California before returning to Winganon. Edith worked for Continental Can in Coffeyville, Kansas before taking a job with Marcus Manufacturing as a sewing supervisor. Edith was very energetic and was always there lending a helping hand to any one in need. Her hobbies included going to garage sales and flea markets and she was a skillful embroider, seamstress and cook. Edith most enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

Those family members that survive include her son Larry Bowman and wife Judy of Winganon; her grandchildren Angela Hayes and husband Danny of Chelsea, Troy Bowman and wife Janet of Nowata, Kristi Peaden and James Holmes of Tulsa, Kandace and Andy Bell of Broken Arrow and Kevin Lewis of Winganon; great-grandchildren Kyle and Lacce Hayes of Nowata, Jessica Bowman of Nowata, Dustin and Amber Hayes of Winganon, Dylan Hayes of Chelsea, Hunter Bowman of Nowata, Hayley Peaden of Tulsa, Amanda and Mekko King, Shelby Cook and Kassie Stafford of Tulsa; 6 great-great-grandchildren; her sister Norma Jean McGill. Edith was preceded in death by her parents, husband Lyle, her sisters Lois Custer, Bessie Kirby, Viola Nathan and Beatrice Wallace, her brother, Bill Hart, and her grandson Keith Cook.