Ina Mae Bowen

Ina Mae Bowen, 76, of Kenova WV went to be with her Lord the morning of Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at home after a long battle with cancer. She was born April 29, 1933 in Tomahawk, KY to the late Clara Gilispi Daniels. She was a faithful member of the Catlettsburg Freewill Baptist Church where she enjoyed singing in the choir. She united in marriage to Mr. Bonnell Bowen on March 16, 1957 who survives. Mrs. Bowen leaves behind her children Marie Tapscott of Katy, TX, Connie Overstreet and Cynthia Bowen of Huntington, WV, Wanda Staley and Teresa Bowen of Kenova, WV, Garry Bowen of Cleveland, TN, Erma Morton of Charleston, WV and Bernice Brown of Misawa, Japan. In addition to her children, she leaves behind 17 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren along with a host of other relatives and friends. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by a daughter Malta Clara Lackey, and a sister Jenny Lee Sluss. Funeral services will be conducted at 11am Saturday, at the Catlettsburg Freewill Baptist Church with Pastor Roger Branham officiating. Burial will follow in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Kenova, WV. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm Friday at the Ceredo-Kenova Funeral Home. The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of donation to Hospice of Huntington. These may be made at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.ceredo-kenovafuneralhome.com.