Birth date: Jan 30, 1920 Death date: Apr 6, 2026
Mary Lorena Bowers, beloved matriarch, peacefully went to sleep and woke up in heaven at the age of 106. She was a devoted daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Read Obituary
Granny was so kind and generous. She always made our family feel welcomed and loved in her home. We loved her southern cooking. She made the best chicken and dumplings, collard greens, corn pudding, cakes, pies….I could go on and on. Mostly, I just loved her and that family and friends always came first. We will miss her dearly but know she is in heaven with Jesus and will see her again some day. -Brian Owens
Granny made the best food! I remember going to her house when I tagged along with the Bowers family to Florida. She welcomed me as her own family too. Her home was so welcoming. I have fond memories of her and I’m so thankful to have met her!
Cheyenne Lenhart
My Granny. There are not enough words to memoralize her appropriately. Her love for others. Her sacrifice. Her giving heart. Her spunk. Her opinions. Her unconditional love. Her sweet southern voice and drawl. Her food and cooking. Her absolute LOVE and joy of having all her people together. She loved well. She loved deep. She was a spitfire, and a safe place. She loved well. She lived well. She made a legacy through all those whose lives she touched.
Oddly, a memory that pops up is when she came to our house in Orlando. We had a huuuuge mirror on the living room wall. She stood with me and did my cheerleading cheers in front of the mirrors and did a "Spread Eagle" jump and laughed and laughed. I remember her taking me to the breakfast bar with the stools that spun around and I would spin and spin and she would take it all in. I remember her in her older 80's when she needed a new hip and the doctors just wanted her to deal with it because she would be "going" soon and she was all like: "I have people counting on me and I have great-grandchildren to babysit, you need to fix me!" With her red hair that she called "hoochie coochie red!"
She LOVED her family sooo much and her grandchildren and great-grandchildren will have many "Granny" and "Great-Granny" stories to share.
We are so so so blessed to be her descendants.
So many more memories, but I'll stop here.
Most memorable memories of Granny:
Spending the night at her house and binge-watching James Bond movies when I was a kid.
The family going to her house after church every Sunday for chicken and dumplings or some other delicious homemade meal.
Waiting for her to show up at our house every Christmas, hours before sunrise so we had an excuse to wake our parents up to open presents.
Her laugh and when she would make fun of someone on TV.
-We are all better for having such an angel in our lives.
she was the person who brought my husband and his family to church.
she was a friend that I will never forget, the good times we had together.
I thank God that she was a part of my life.
Bob and I are saddened at her passing, but are better for having known her.
May God give the family peace at this time.
love and prayers, Bob and Linda Hadsock
One of the best Granny’s in the world. There are not enough words to describe someone that was just an absolute wonderful lady. She loved purely and from her heart of gold. It gave her so much joy to buy toys for her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Dinners at her house were amazing and are still talked about. With broken hearts we say goodbye but joyfully celebrate her life and what she meant to so many loved ones and friends. Granny Bowers will never be forgotten!
Tammy
