Ann Bowden

Ann Bowden, age 84 of Clio passed away January 18, 2024, at the Troy hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, January 22, 2024, at the Clio Baptist Church. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the services. Rev. Curtis Rich and Rev. Rick Campbell will officiate. Special music will be provided by Harold Hagler and Pat Sapp. Interment will follow in the Pea River Presbyterian Church cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Kevin Adamson, Bart Bowden, Bennett Kramer, Zack Knight, Allen Shehane, David Craddock, Larry Wilkinson.
Left to cherish her memory, siblings, Terry Bowden (Susan) of Midland City, AL; Van Bowden of Clio; Carol Knight (Tommy) of Eufaula, AL; uncle, Lawrence Bowden of Brundidge, AL; many cousins, nieces and nephews. 
Ann was a lifelong resident of Clio, Alabama and a lifelong member of the Clio Baptist Church. She earned her master's degree from Troy State University and taught 11th and 12th grade English at Carroll High School in Ozark. She loved teaching and she was always a favorite to the students. She was always looking for ways to encourage the students and served as a sponsor for the Seniors. She was a talented decorator and skilled writer. She wrote a book about her family and her beloved town of Clio and also wrote articles for the George C. Wallace Heritage Association. Ann made her "mark" on the those whose lives she touched. 
Keahey Funeral Home is entrusted ad with the arrangements.

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