Fredna Bowman

Services for Fredna Bowman, 64, of Memphis, TX, will be at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at First United Methodist Church in Memphis, TX, with Rev. Gary Boles officiating, assisted by Rev. Renee Haiduk. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Memphis, TX. Arrangements are under the direction of Hughs Funeral Home in Memphis, Texas. Ms. Bowman passed away on Monday, January 23, 2006 in Childress, TX. She was born on January 12, 1942 in Childress, TX to Lee Brown and Polly (Kerr) Brown. She moved with her family to Memphis, TX in 1946. She graduated from Memphis High School in 1960. Ms. Bowman worked for 23 years for the Memphis Independent School District as the Payroll Clerk. She retired from the school district in May of 2005. She currently worked as the secretary at Hughs Funeral Home in Memphis. She was previously active in the Ophelia Club in Estelline, TX and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Memphis. She is survived by her parents, Lee and Polly Brown of Memphis, TX; one daughter, Rhonda Collinsworth of Memphis, TX; one son, Carl D. Bowman and wife Felicity of Lakeview, TX; three grandchilren, David Christopher Collinsworth, Nathanial John McCoy and Shelby Lynn Bowman; one brother, Randy C. Brown and wife Diane of Lubbock, TX; numerous nieces and nephews; and her ex-husband and friend, Billy D. Bowman. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 747, Memphis, TX 79245, or the American Lung Association, P.O. Box 26460, Austin, TX 78755.