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Mary Tuell Bowers

October 18, 1932 — May 28, 2014

Bristol, VA- Mary Tuell Bowers, age 81, went to join our Lord on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, and wife. She was a member of Maple Grove Presbyterian Church and attended Wyndale United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Gladys Tuell; husband of 58 years, Ralph Hanes “Willie” Bowers; four brothers, Ralph, Roy, Haines, and Dent Tuell; son-in-law, Robert Daniel Whicker; and grandson, Dalton Allen Amos. She is survived by her daughter, Cathy Bowers Whicker of Bristol, VA; three sisters, Margaret Clennenden, Floye Tester and husband Roy, and Gaye Able and husband Bill all of Bristol, VA; two granddaughters, Danielle McCrady and husband Kris and Ashley Amos and boyfriend Jaime Dales all of Abingdon, VA; two step granddaughters, Candy Hendry and husband Jeff of Bristol, TN and Brandy Toncray and husband Chip of Elizabethton, TN; two great grandchildren, Elliott Amos and Brennan Dales; and family friend, Sandy Sells. Visitation will be from 2:00p.m.-3:00 p.m. Sunday, June 1, 2014 in the mausoleum at Mountain View Cemetery in Bristol, VA. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday in the mausoleum with Pastor Stephen Talbert officiating. Butch Bowers, Wayne “Crick” Davidson, Jaime Dales, Richard Dickenson, and Kris McCrady will serve as honorary pallbearers. Flowers will be accepted. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Elizabeth Childress and Stephanie Miller of Assurance Care Plus and the nurses and staff of Johnson Memorial Hospital. Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com and signing the online guestbook. The family of Mary Tuell Bowers is being cared for by Farris Funeral Service & Crematory, 427 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210 (276-623-2700).
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