HELEN BOWIE

May 24, 1929 – January 6, 2013

Helen Bowie was welcomed into Heaven by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, January 6, 2013.

Born in Anderson County, she was a graduate of Girls’ High School.  Helen was a cosmetologist who owned her own salon in the 60’s.  Later on she was employed by the Equinox Mill and later still the Meyers-Arnold and Upton’s department stores. She was an avid member of the Daughters of the Nile (Shriners), Eastern Star, and the Equinox Women’s Club.  She was a member of the Central Baptist Church until its dissolution, and most recently a member of Bethel Baptist Church.

She was the daughter of the late Mrs. Sula Sharpton Bowie and Allen Arthur Bowie.  She was also preceded in death by her older brother, William Arthur Bowie.

She is survived by her beloved sister, Mrs. Mildred Bowie Cash, her brother-in-law, Ralph Cash, and her greatly-loved niece and caregiver, Kimberly Cash, whom she thought of as a daughter.

Services will be conducted by the Reverend Dr. Ray Grant and assisted by the Reverend Dr. William R. West, Jr. at The McDougald Funeral Home Chapel at 3:00 pm on Friday, January 11, 2013, Interment will follow at New Silver Brook Cemetery.  Visitation will be prior to the service at the funeral home from 2:00 pm until 3:00 pm.  The family will be at the residence.

Flowers are optional, or memorials may be made to Anderson County Humane Society, 235 Camson Road, Anderson, SC 29621, or to Bethel Baptist Church, 301 Rogers Street, Anderson, SC 29625.

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