NAME: OREAN REBECCA (PIERCE) BOWEN, AGE 75, A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF ATOKA.

BORN: FEBRUARY 10, 1931 AT ATOKA, OK TO HENRY SYLVESTER AND NANCY L. (ARTEBERRY) PIERCE.

PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2006 AT HER RESIDENCE IN ATOKA , OK.

AGE: 75 YEARS 9 MONTHS AND 11 DAYS.

EDUCATION: SHE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT DUNBAR AND EARNED HER LPN AT GRAYSON COUNTY SCHOOL OF NURSING IN 1968.

MARRIED: HOUSTON JAY BOWEN ON JUNE 24, 1947 AT ATOKA, OK.

OCCUPATION: SHE STARTED IN NURSING AT HUBBARD'S NURSING CENTER AND LATER WORKED AT COLONIAL MANOR FOR MANY YEARS.

CHURCH AFFILIATION: OREAN WAS A FAITHFUL MEMBER AT THE 4TH WARD CHURCH OF CHRIST.

survived by

CHILDREN: THELMA ARLENE GREEN OF ATOKA, OK.

LARRY LEE BOWEN AND WIFE DEBRA OF HOUSTON, TX.

GLENDA FAI MACK OF ATOKA, OK.

DENITA GAIL BOWEN UWAIFO OF ATOKA, OK.

KEVIN JAY BOWEN OF ATOKA, OK.

18 GRANDCHILDREN, 45 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, AND 9 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN

BROTHERS: FREDDIE LEWIS PIERCE AND WIFE EVELYN OF LEWISVILLE, TX.

ROBERT PIERCE AND WIFE ANNE OF LIVERMORE, CA.

SISTER: BETTYE ROSE JOHNSON OF ATOKA , OK.

SISTERS-IN-LAW: ANN PIERCE OF OKLAHOMA CITY.

BOBBY JEAN CHRISTOPHER AND HUSBAND CHRIS OF DALLAS, TX.

LORENE ALEXANDER OF SPENCER, OK.

aNN THOMPSON AND HUSBAND BOB OF MADILL, OK.

CHARLENE HOPSON AND HUSBAND JOHN OF BAKERSFIELD, CA.

ALPHA MAE EWING OF LONG BEACH, CA.

BROTHER-IN-LAW: BILL BOWEN AND WIFE CHRIS OF LAS VEGAS, NV.

SPecial aunt: francille pierce of atoka, ok.

SPECIAL COUSIN (LIKE A SISTER): RUTH SMITH OF OKLAHOMA CITY.

ALONG WITH A HOST OF NIECES, NEPHEWS, COUSINS, AND MANY DEAR AND LOVED FRIENDS.

preceded in death by

PARENTS: HENRY SR AND NANCY PIERCE.

HUSBAND: H. JAY BOWEN ON NOVEMBER 11, 1994.

SONS: LAWRENCE AND GARY BOWEN.

SISTER: NEERE BUTLER.

brother: henry pierce, jr.

FUNERAL SERVICE: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2006 AT 10:00 A.M.

PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.

INTERMENT: GREEN HILL CEMETERY ~ atoka, ok.

OFFICIATING: WILLARD HARRISON.

CASKETBEARER: DAVID WILSON, JOHN DAVIS, CLIFFORD BROWN, ROBERT DOUGLAS, JOE HARRISON, TED SHIELDS.

HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: BOBBY JOHNSON, JESSE HARRISON, ORLON HILL, CHARLIE COULTER, EDGAR VINSON, ROOSEVELT BUTLER.

FLOWER BEARERS: LULA MAE SUTTER, DORIS MOTON, TRESEA HARRISON, EVELYN VINSON, LOREN BATTS, SHARONDA BOWEN, LATASHA BOWEN.

FAMILY NIGHT: FRIDAY 6:00 TO 8:00 P.M.