Grace Bowen

GRACE HELEN BOWEN AKA: Grannie Grace

BORN DECEMBER 8, 1911.

PASSED AWAY DECEMBER 4, 2015

WOULD HAVE CELEBRATED HER ONE HUNDRED FOURTH BIRTHDAY IN FOUR DAYS.

HELEN WAS BORN IN GRAFORD, TEXAS TO FRANK AND GEORGIA SMITH. SHE ATTENDED SCHOOL IN GRAFORD, GRADUATING AS VALEDICTORION OF HER CLASS, SHE ATTENDED TEXAS TECH UNIVERSIRY IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS FOR ONE YEAR. SHE MET AND MARRIED CHARLES BOWEN AND THEY WERE MARRIED IN SLATON, TEXAS IN 1934.

THE NEWLY MARRIED COUPLE MOVED TO MELROSE, NEW MEXICO AND ESTABLISHED A GROCERY STORE WHICH LATER EVOLVED INTO AN APPLIANCE BUSINESS AND VARIETY STORE.HELEN WAS KNOWN AS GRACE IN GRAFORD BUT PREFERRED TO BE CALLED HELEN IN NEW MEXICO, SHE WAS A VERY TALENTED PERSON, AN AVID PAINTER, SHE PLAYED THE PIANO, VIOLIN AND ENDOYED BELONGING TO SEVERAL CLUBS AND WAS A GRACEFUL HOST IN HER HOME.
HELEN WAS A FAITHFUL MEMBER OF THE MELROSE CHURCH OF CHRIST, AND WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE CHILDREN'S HOME IN PORTALES, NEW MEXICO. AS SHE ADVANCED IN AGE SHE RESIDED IN THE CLOVIS SENIOR RESIDENTS CENTER AND LATER AT THE FARWELL CARE AND REHAB CENTER. THE FAMILY IS VERY GRATEFUL OF THE CARE SHE RECEIVED AT BOTH HOMES.

HELEN WAS PRECEEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND CHARLES IN OCTOBER 1980, HER PARENTS FRANK AND GEORGIA SMITH, TWO SISTERS ROBBIE DOYLE CLAYPOOL AND EARLINE HITTSON AND ONE BROTHER DON CARLOS.

HELEN IS SURVIVED BY HER DAUGHTER CAROL ANN BENNETT AND HUSBAND BOB. OF MELROSE, NEW MEXICO. GRANDAUGHTERS: PAMELA SEALEY AND HUSBAND DAY, LORI PATON-AND HUSBAND CHAD OF CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO.
GREAT GRANCHILDREN: BROOKE MARKS, MCKENNA SEALEY, MCKALL SEALEY, MADDIE SEALEY, EMMA PATTON AND CAMERON PATTON. ONE GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILD: BREATON MARKS.

A GRAVESIDE SERVICE WILL BE HELD 10:00 A.M. MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2015, AT MELROSE CEMETERY.

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE MADE TO THE CHILDREN'S HOME IN PORTALES, NEW MEXICO.

SERVICES ARE UNDER THE CARE AND DIRECTION OF STEED-TODD FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY, 800 E. MANANA BLVD. CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO (575) 763-5541. YOU MAY SIGN THE ONLINE GUEST REGISTRY AT WWW.STEEDTODD.COM.

Service

Graveside Service

Melrose Cemetery
Melrose, NM  88124
Monday, December 7, 2015
10:00 a.m.

Cemetery

Melrose Cemetery
Center St.
Melrose, NM  88124

Memorial Contributions

Christian Childrens Home
1356 Hwy 236
Portales, NM  88130