Jobe Bowen

Jobe Harrison Bowen, 96, of Eden Terrace, died Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born April 3, 1913, in Surry County, NC, he was the son of the late John Wesley and Louella Kiger Bowen and the husband of the late Evie Evon Holland Bowen. A graduate of Pinnacle High School in Pinnacle, NC, he was retired from the Internal Revenue Service. He was a U.S. Army Air Force Veteran of World War II and a member of Forest Hills Baptist Church in Wilson, NC, where he was a former Deacon and Treasurer. Survivors include two sons, Turl Bowen of Charlotte, NC, and Jerry Bowen of Wilson, NC; a daughter, Kathy Bowen of Spartanburg, SC; a brother, Trent Bowen of Blacksburg, VA; a sister, Nancy Matthews of Pilot Mountain, NC; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Visitation will be 1:00-2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 19, 2009, at Thomas Yelvertson Funeral Home, Wilson, NC. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. Ray Barnhill. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Wilson, NC. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Forest Hills Baptist Church, 1407 Forest Hills Road, Wilson, NC 27896. Floyd's North Church Street Chapel To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Jobe Harrison Bowen please visit our Sympathy Store.